Arkansas is 8.91× the size of Schleswig-Holstein
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 mi²) and Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
100 km
- Arkansas
- Schleswig-Holstein
What fits
- Schleswig-Holstein fits inside Arkansas about 8.91 times by area.
- Arkansas is larger by 122,000 km² (47,100 mi²), which is 791% of the area of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Schleswig-Holstein about 0.50.
How they differ
- Arkansas also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 3.0 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 22 in Arkansas: Schleswig-Holstein is 8.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,650 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows Arkansas as 4.54× the size of Schleswig-Holstein instead of 8.91×.
- Together Arkansas and Schleswig-Holstein cover 153,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 122,000 km², is about the size of North Korea (122,000 km²).
- At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Arkansas would have 26.3 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 338,000 (it has 3.0 million).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 19.3° of latitude, about 2,140 km, farther north than Arkansas's.
- Arkansas is the 27th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein is the 12th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,140 km) north of Arkansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Schleswig-Holstein about 5,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Schleswig-Holstein would cover 153,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 6.0 million people, about as many people as El Salvador.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Schleswig-Holstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 15,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 22 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | Kiel |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 53°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 138,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 138,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 15,400 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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