Coahuila is 9.78× the size of Schleswig-Holstein
Coahuila (state of Mexico) covers about 151,000 km² (58,300 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.
- 151,000km²Coahuila
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
100 km
- Coahuila
- Schleswig-Holstein
What fits
- Schleswig-Holstein fits inside Coahuila about 9.78 times by area.
- Coahuila is larger by 136,000 km² (52,300 mi²), which is 878% of the area of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Measured in Belgiums: Coahuila is about 4.92, Schleswig-Holstein about 0.50.
How they differ
- Coahuila also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 3.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 20 in Coahuila: Schleswig-Holstein is 9.78× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,870 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Coahuila at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows Coahuila as 4.24× the size of Schleswig-Holstein instead of 9.78×.
- Together Coahuila and Schleswig-Holstein cover 166,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 136,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Coahuila would have 28.9 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Coahuila's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 302,000 (it has 3.0 million).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 26.9° of latitude, about 2,990 km, farther north than Coahuila's.
- Coahuila is the 3rd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 7.7% of its area; it is the 27th 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 27° of latitude (roughly 2,990 km) north of Coahuila.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Coahuila would have about 51,090 m² and each person in Schleswig-Holstein about 5,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Coahuila and Schleswig-Holstein would cover 166,000 km², 1.06× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 5.9 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
Side by side
| Coahuila | Schleswig-Holstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 151,000 km²58,300 mi² | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² |
| Official area | 152,000 km²Wikidata | 15,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2010 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 32in Mexico | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 20 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Saltillo | Kiel |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 30°N | 53°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2010 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 152,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 151,000 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