Denmark is 1.68× the size of Maryland
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Denmark
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland is 60% of the size of Denmark.
- Denmark is larger by 17,200 km² (6,650 mi²), which is 68% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Denmark is larger, but Maryland has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.8 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 136 in Denmark: Maryland is 1.78× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,330 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Denmark as 3.23× the size of Maryland instead of 1.68×.
- Together Denmark and Maryland cover 68,200 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 17,200 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Denmark would have 10.4 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Maryland would have 3.5 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Denmark's centre is 16.9° of latitude, about 1,880 km, farther north than Maryland's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,880 km) north of Maryland.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Maryland would cover 68,200 km², about the same size as Ireland.
- Together they have 12.0 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Maryland would rank 148th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 136 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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