Colorado is 6.31× the size of Denmark
Colorado (state of the United States) covers about 269,000 km² (104,000 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 269,000km²Colorado
- 42,700km²Denmark
200 km
- Colorado
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside Colorado about 6.31 times by area.
- Colorado is larger by 227,000 km² (87,500 mi²), which is 531% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Colorado is about 8.78, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Colorado is larger, but Denmark has the larger population: 5.8 million against 5.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 21 in Colorado: Denmark is 6.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,840 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Colorado at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Colorado as 3.27× the size of Denmark instead of 6.31×.
- Together Colorado and Denmark cover 312,000 km², close to the size of Oman (311,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 227,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Colorado would have 36.7 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Colorado's density, Denmark would have 916,000 (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 17.0° of latitude, about 1,890 km, farther north than Colorado's.
- Colorado is the 8th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 38th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,890 km) north of Colorado.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Colorado would have about 46,630 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Colorado and Denmark would cover 312,000 km², about the same size as Oman.
- Together they have 11.6 million people, about as many people as Tunisia.
- Counted as a country, Colorado would rank 75th by area and 116th by population.
Side by side
| Colorado | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 269,000 km²104,000 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 270,000 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 51in the United States | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 51in the United States | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 21 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Denver | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 270,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 269,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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