Denmark is 8.35× the size of Chiba
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Chiba (prefecture of Japan) about 5,110 km² (1,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 5,110km²Chiba
100 km
- Denmark
- Chiba
What fits
- Chiba fits inside Denmark about 8.35 times by area.
- Denmark is larger by 37,600 km² (14,500 mi²), which is 735% of the area of Chiba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Chiba about 0.17.
How they differ
- Denmark is larger, but Chiba has the larger population: 6.3 million against 5.8 million, 1.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,228 in Chiba against 136 in Denmark: Chiba is 9.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Chiba at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Denmark as 17.7× the size of Chiba instead of 8.35×.
- Together Denmark and Chiba cover 47,800 km², close to the size of Dominican Republic (48,400 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 37,600 km², is about the size of Netherlands (37,100 km²).
- At Chiba's density, Denmark would have 52.4 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Chiba would have 697,000 (it has 6.3 million).
- Denmark's centre is 20.5° of latitude, about 2,270 km, farther north than Chiba's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Chiba is the 27th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,270 km) north of Chiba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Chiba about 810 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Chiba would cover 47,800 km², about the same size as Dominican Republic.
- Together they have 12.1 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
- Counted as a country, Chiba would rank 175th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 5,110 km²1,970 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 5,160 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 27th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 6th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 136 per km² | 1,228 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Chiba |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,160 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,110 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