Wisconsin is 5.30× the size of Hauts-de-France
Wisconsin (state of the United States) covers about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
100 km
- Wisconsin
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France fits inside Wisconsin about 5.30 times by area.
- Wisconsin is larger by 137,000 km² (53,100 mi²), which is 430% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wisconsin is about 5.52, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Wisconsin is larger, but Hauts-de-France has the larger population: 6.0 million against 5.9 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 188 in Hauts-de-France against 35 in Wisconsin: Hauts-de-France is 5.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,540 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wisconsin at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Hauts-de-France at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Wisconsin as 4.33× the size of Hauts-de-France instead of 5.30×.
- Together Wisconsin and Hauts-de-France cover 201,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 137,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Wisconsin would have 31.8 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Wisconsin's density, Hauts-de-France would have 1.1 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hauts-de-France's centre is 5.3° of latitude, about 590 km, farther north than Wisconsin's.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 593 km) north of Wisconsin.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wisconsin would have about 28,740 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Wisconsin and Hauts-de-France would cover 201,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 11.9 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
Side by side
| Wisconsin | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 51in the United States | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 51in the United States | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 35 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Madison | Lille |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 31,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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 Hauts-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