Virginia is 1.22× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 104,000 km² (40,000 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 104,000km²Virginia
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
200 km
- Virginia
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 82% of the size of Virginia.
- Virginia is larger by 18,700 km² (7,230 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: Virginia is about 3.38, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- Virginia also has the larger population: 8.6 million against 6.1 million, 1.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Virginia against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Virginia is 1.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nouvelle-Aquitaine looks larger than Virginia: Virginia at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Nouvelle-Aquitaine as 1.04× the size of Virginia, when Virginia is 1.22× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Together Virginia and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 189,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 18,700 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, Virginia would have 7.5 million people (it has 8.6 million). At Virginia's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 7.1 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 7.7° of latitude, about 850 km, farther north than Virginia's.
- Virginia is the 37th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 852 km) north of Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Virginia would have about 12,020 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Virginia and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 189,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 14.7 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Virginia | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 104,000 km²40,000 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 111,000 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 51in the United States | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 8.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 51in the United States | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 83 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Richmond | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 43°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 104,000 km² is 6.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 111,000 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 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Nouvelle-Aquitaine 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