West Virginia is 1.09× the size of Grand Est
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Grand Est (region of France) about 57,400 km² (22,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 57,400km²Grand Est
100 km
- West Virginia
- Grand Est
What fits
- Grand Est is 91% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 5,360 km² (2,070 mi²), which is 9.3% of the area of Grand Est.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Grand Est about 1.87.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Grand Est has the larger population: 5.6 million against 1.8 million, 3.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 97 in Grand Est against 29 in West Virginia: Grand Est is 3.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,650 km apart.
- On a standard web map Grand Est looks larger than West Virginia: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Grand Est at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Grand Est as 1.28× the size of West Virginia, when West Virginia is 1.09× the size of Grand Est.
- Together West Virginia and Grand Est cover 120,000 km², close to the size of Malawi (119,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,360 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
- At Grand Est's density, West Virginia would have 6.1 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Grand Est would have 1.6 million (it has 5.6 million).
- Grand Est's centre is 10.0° of latitude, about 1,120 km, farther north than West Virginia's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est is the 5th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 9.0% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Grand Est lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,120 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Grand Est about 10,320 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Grand Est would cover 120,000 km², about the same size as Malawi.
- Together they have 7.4 million people, about as many people as Libya.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Grand Est | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 57,400 km²22,200 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 57,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 5th of 18in France |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.6 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 6th of 18in France |
| Density | 29 per km² | 97 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Strasbourg |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 47°N to 50°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 57,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 57,400 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 Grand Est 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