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How the crowd draws

31 drawings of its coast, from memory on Borderline’s France map, 25 September 2026 to 25 October 2026.

In numbers

Last updated on 27 October 2026
The real oneThe crowd’s
Area2,511 km²969 sq mi2,364 km²913 sq mi5.9% smaller
Outline220 km137 mi211 km131 mi4.1% shorter
Centre55.53° E, 21.13° S55.5° E, 21.1° S55.54° E, 21.13° S55.5° E, 21.1° S1 km north-east0 mi north-east
Westernmost55.22° E, 21.04° S55.2° E, 21.0° S55.23° E, 21.08° S55.2° E, 21.1° S1 km short1 mi short
Easternmost55.84° E, 21.18° S55.8° E, 21.2° S55.82° E, 21.16° S55.8° E, 21.2° S2 km short1 mi short
Southernmost55.65° E, 21.39° S55.6° E, 21.4° S55.65° E, 21.39° S55.6° E, 21.4° Sthe same
Northernmost55.45° E, 20.87° S55.4° E, 20.9° S55.45° E, 20.88° S55.5° E, 20.9° S1 km short0 mi short

Near the coast, 58% run inland.

Coast

Border withIn the gameThe crowd’s
The coast218 km in the game209 km the crowd’s4.1% shorter

How it is measured

The crowd’s La Réunion: every few km along the real line, each drawing’s nearest point, inside La Réunion or outside it; the median over a short stretch is where the crowd puts the line there, and the real outline moved by it is the crowd’s. Where the move folds a narrow inlet over itself, the loop is cut.

The 31 drawings that scored 10 or more on Borderline’s France map, scribbles left out, the real line the game’s own. Area true to scale; the outline copies the real line’s detail, so its length changes only where the shape moves or a loop is cut.

One small piece of La Réunion, under 1 km², keeps its real shape, shown flat: islands no round asks players to draw, or too small to measure. They count in no figure.

Draw La Réunion yourself and add your line to the next update.