Europe · Northern Europe
Guernsey
Guernsey covers about 74 km² (28.6 mi²), the 229th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 74.0km²Area, main territory
- 68,000Population
- 0.00In Belgiums
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- Guernsey
Facts
| Area, main territory | 74.0 km²28.6 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 78.0 km²Wikidata · 5.1% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.00 |
| Capital | Saint Peter Port |
| Population | 68,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 916 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 50°N |
| In other languages | Guernesey Français · ガーンジー 日本語 · 根西岛 中文 · 건지섬 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#46 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Guernsey
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 229,462× the size of Guernsey.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 49°N is drawn about 2.4× too large in area, so Guernsey looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Guernsey's main territory stretches about 35 km north to south and 36 km east to west.
- Our measured 74.0 km² is 5.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 78.0 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Guernsey measures up
Guernsey holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Northern Europe it is the 14th largest of 14.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 74.0 km² | 224th of 239 |
| Population | 68,000 | 201st of 237 |
| Farthest north | 49.5°N | 23rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Guernsey is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1 in 414 its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 3,294 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 4,833 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 5,047 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 7,403 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 42,578 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 114,495 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 127,667 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 229,462 its size |
Where Guernsey sits
- Guernsey's centre lies at 49.5°N, 2.5°W, in the northern and western hemispheres, about 5,500 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 49°N to 50°N, about 40 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2024; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11