United Arab Emirates and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes are almost exactly the same size
United Arab Emirates (Asia) covers about 71,100 km² (27,400 mi²) and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (region of France) about 70,900 km² (27,400 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 71,100km²United Arab Emirates
- 70,900km²Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
100 km
- United Arab Emirates
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
What fits
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is 100% of the size of United Arab Emirates.
- The measured areas differ by 162 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: United Arab Emirates is about 2.32, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes about 2.31.
How they differ
- United Arab Emirates also has the larger population: 9.9 million against 8.2 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 139 in United Arab Emirates against 115 in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: United Arab Emirates is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,040 km apart.
- On a standard web map Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes looks larger than United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes at 46°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes as 1.70× the size of United Arab Emirates, when United Arab Emirates is 1.00× the size of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Together United Arab Emirates and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes cover 142,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- At Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes's density, United Arab Emirates would have 8.2 million people (it has 9.9 million). At United Arab Emirates's density, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes would have 9.9 million (it has 8.2 million).
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes's centre is 21.6° of latitude, about 2,400 km, farther north than United Arab Emirates's.
- United Arab Emirates ranks 121st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the 4th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 11% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,400 km) north of United Arab Emirates.
- Shared out evenly, each person in United Arab Emirates would have about 7,190 m² and each person in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes about 8,690 m².
- Laid side by side, United Arab Emirates and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes would cover 142,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 18.1 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes would rank 121st by area and 101st by population.
Side by side
| United Arab Emirates | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 71,100 km²27,400 mi² | 70,900 km²27,400 mi² |
| Official area | 83,600 km²Wikidata | 69,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 120th of 239worldwide | 4th of 18in France |
| Population | 9.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 8.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 92nd of 237worldwide | 2nd of 18in France |
| Density | 139 per km² | 115 per km² |
| Capital | Abu Dhabi | Lyon |
| Latitude range | 23°N to 26°N | 44°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 71,100 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,900 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12