Denmark is 2.03× the size of Hesse
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 21,000km²Hesse
100 km
- Denmark
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse fits inside Denmark about 2.03 times by area.
- Denmark is larger by 21,700 km² (8,370 mi²), which is 103% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Denmark is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.8 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 136 in Denmark: Hesse is 2.17× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 600 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Denmark as 2.61× the size of Hesse instead of 2.03×.
- Together Denmark and Hesse cover 63,700 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,700 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Denmark would have 12.6 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Hesse would have 2.9 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Denmark's centre is 5.4° of latitude, about 600 km, farther north than Hesse's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 596 km) north of Hesse.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Hesse would cover 63,700 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 12.0 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 136 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 49°N to 52°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 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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
- 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