Delaware is 1.14× the size of Molise
Delaware (state of the United States) covers about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²) and Molise (region of Italy) about 4,530 km² (1,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,170km²Delaware
- 4,530km²Molise
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- Delaware
- Molise
What fits
- Molise is 87% of the size of Delaware.
- Delaware is larger by 647 km² (250 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Molise.
- Measured in Belgiums: Delaware is about 0.17, Molise about 0.15.
How they differ
- Delaware also has the larger population: 990,000 against 304,000, 3.25× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Delaware against 67 in Molise: Delaware is 2.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,260 km apart.
- Together Delaware and Molise cover 9,700 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 3.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 647 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Molise's density, Delaware would have 348,000 people (it has 990,000). At Delaware's density, Molise would have 866,000 (it has 304,000).
- Molise's centre is 2.7° of latitude, about 300 km, farther north than Delaware's.
- Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Molise is the 19th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Molise lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 299 km) north of Delaware.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Delaware would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Molise about 14,870 m².
- Laid side by side, Delaware and Molise would cover 9,700 km², 97% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Mauritius.
Side by side
| Delaware | Molise | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² | 4,530 km²1,750 mi² |
| Official area | 6,450 km²Wikidata | 4,440 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 49th of 51in the United States | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 | 304,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 51in the United States | 19th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 191 per km² | 67 per km² |
| Capital | Dover | Campobasso |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 41°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,440 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,530 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Molise is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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