Brandenburg is 1.18× the size of Maryland

Brandenburg (state of Germany) covers about 30,000 km² (11,600 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

30,000km²Brandenburg
25,500km²Maryland

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Brandenburg
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What fits

Maryland is 85% of the size of Brandenburg.
Brandenburg is larger by 4,580 km² (1,770 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Maryland.
Measured in Belgiums: Brandenburg is about 0.98, Maryland about 0.83.

How they differ

Brandenburg is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.5 million, 2.44× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 84 in Brandenburg: Maryland is 2.88× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,690 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Brandenburg at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Brandenburg as 1.92× the size of Maryland instead of 1.18×.
Together Brandenburg and Maryland cover 55,500 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
The gap between them, 4,580 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
At Maryland's density, Brandenburg would have 7.3 million people (it has 2.5 million). At Brandenburg's density, Maryland would have 2.1 million (it has 6.2 million).
Brandenburg's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,490 km, farther north than Maryland's.
Brandenburg is the 5th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 8.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Brandenburg lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,490 km) north of Maryland.
Shared out evenly, each person in Brandenburg would have about 11,850 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
Laid side by side, Brandenburg and Maryland would cover 55,500 km², about the same size as Croatia.
Together they have 8.7 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.

Side by side

	Brandenburg	Maryland
Is a	StateGermany	StateUnited States
Area, measured	30,000 km²11,600 mi²	25,500 km²9,830 mi²
Official area	29,500 km²Wikidata	32,100 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	5th of 16in Germany	42nd of 51in the United States
Population	2.5 millionWikidata, 2022	6.2 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	10th of 16in Germany	18th of 51in the United States
Density	84 per km²	243 per km²
Capital	Potsdam	Annapolis
Latitude range	51°N to 54°N	38°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 29,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,000 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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

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