West Bengal is 1.04× the size of French Guiana
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and French Guiana (overseas region of France) about 83,200 km² (32,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 83,200km²French Guiana
100 km
- West Bengal
- French Guiana
What fits
- French Guiana is 96% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 3,180 km² (1,230 mi²), which is 3.8% of the area of French Guiana.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, French Guiana about 2.71.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 288,000, 317× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 3.5 in French Guiana: West Bengal is 305× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and French Guiana at 4°N about 1.0×, so the map shows West Bengal as 1.23× the size of French Guiana instead of 1.04×.
- Together West Bengal and French Guiana cover 170,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,180 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At French Guiana's density, West Bengal would have 299,000 people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, French Guiana would have 87.9 million (it has 288,000).
- West Bengal's centre is 19.9° of latitude, about 2,210 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
- West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- West Bengal lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,210 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in French Guiana about 288,450 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and French Guiana would cover 170,000 km², 96% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 91.6 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| West Bengal | French Guiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 83,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 2nd of 18in France |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 18th of 18in France |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 3.5 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Cayenne |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 2°N to 6°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- 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