Denmark is 1.33× the size of Hauts-de-France
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
100 km
- Denmark
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France is 75% of the size of Denmark.
- Denmark is larger by 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²), which is 33% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Denmark is larger, but Hauts-de-France has the larger population: 6.0 million against 5.8 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 188 in Hauts-de-France against 136 in Denmark: Hauts-de-France is 1.38× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 826 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Hauts-de-France at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.76× the size of Hauts-de-France instead of 1.33×.
- Together Denmark and Hauts-de-France cover 74,700 km², close to the size of Panama (74,500 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,700 km², is about the size of Kosovo (10,900 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Denmark would have 8.0 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Hauts-de-France would have 4.4 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Denmark's centre is 6.0° of latitude, about 670 km, farther north than Hauts-de-France's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 667 km) north of Hauts-de-France.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Hauts-de-France would cover 74,700 km², about the same size as Panama.
- Together they have 11.8 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Hauts-de-France would rank 140th by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 136 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Lille |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. 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 31,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 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 Hauts-de-France is the departments 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