Vanuatu is 1.02× the size of Île-de-France
Vanuatu (Oceania) covers about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
- 12,100km²Île-de-France
100 km
- Vanuatu
- Île-de-France
What fits
- Île-de-France is 98% of the size of Vanuatu.
- Vanuatu is larger by 191 km² (73.7 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Île-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Vanuatu is about 0.40, Île-de-France about 0.39.
How they differ
- Vanuatu is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 300,000, 41.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 24 in Vanuatu: Île-de-France is 41.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,200 km apart.
- On a standard web map Île-de-France looks larger than Vanuatu: Vanuatu at 16°S is drawn about 1.1× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 2.09× the size of Vanuatu, when Vanuatu is 1.02× the size of Île-de-France.
- Together Vanuatu and Île-de-France cover 24,400 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 3.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 191 km², is about the size of Aruba (170 km²).
- At Île-de-France's density, Vanuatu would have 12.6 million people (it has 300,000). At Vanuatu's density, Île-de-France would have 295,000 (it has 12.4 million).
- Île-de-France's centre is 64.9° of latitude, about 7,220 km, farther north than Vanuatu's.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Île-de-France lies about 65° of latitude (roughly 7,220 km) north of Vanuatu, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Vanuatu would have about 40,990 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Vanuatu and Île-de-France would cover 24,400 km², 96% of the size of Rwanda.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Île-de-France would rank 163rd by area and 79th by population.
Side by side
| Vanuatu | Île-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryOceania | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² | 12,100 km²4,670 mi² |
| Official area | 12,200 km²Wikidata | 12,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 162nd of 239worldwide | 13th of 18in France |
| Population | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 | 12.4 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 179th of 237worldwide | 1st of 18in France |
| Density | 24 per km² | 1,023 per km² |
| Capital | Port Vila | Paris |
| Latitude range | 20°S to 13°S | 48°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 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 Île-de-France 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