Denmark is 1.01× the size of Extremadura
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 42,100km²Extremadura
100 km
- Denmark
- Extremadura
What fits
- Extremadura is 99% of the size of Denmark.
- Denmark is larger by 591 km² (228 mi²), which is 1.4% of the area of Extremadura.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Extremadura about 1.37.
How they differ
- Denmark also has the larger population: 5.8 million against 1.1 million, 5.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 25 in Extremadura: Denmark is 5.45× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Extremadura at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.94× the size of Extremadura instead of 1.01×.
- Together Denmark and Extremadura cover 84,800 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 591 km², is about the size of Tonga (603 km²).
- At Extremadura's density, Denmark would have 1.1 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Extremadura would have 5.7 million (it has 1.1 million).
- Denmark's centre is 16.8° of latitude, about 1,870 km, farther north than Extremadura's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,870 km) north of Extremadura.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Extremadura about 39,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Extremadura would cover 84,800 km², about the same size as Austria.
- Together they have 6.9 million people, about as many people as Laos.
- Counted as a country, Extremadura would rank 134th by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Extremadura | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 42,100 km²16,300 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 41,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 136 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Mérida |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. 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 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 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. The outline of Extremadura 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