Denmark is 2.02× the size of Massachusetts
Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Massachusetts (state of the United States) about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
100 km
- Denmark
- Massachusetts
What fits
- Massachusetts fits inside Denmark about 2.02 times by area.
- Denmark is larger by 21,500 km² (8,310 mi²), which is 102% of the area of Massachusetts.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Massachusetts about 0.69.
How they differ
- Denmark is larger, but Massachusetts has the larger population: 7.0 million against 5.8 million, 1.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 136 in Denmark: Massachusetts is 2.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,780 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Massachusetts at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Denmark as 3.53× the size of Massachusetts instead of 2.02×.
- Together Denmark and Massachusetts cover 63,900 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 21,500 km², is about the size of Djibouti (21,800 km²).
- At Massachusetts's density, Denmark would have 14.2 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Massachusetts would have 2.9 million (it has 7.0 million).
- Denmark's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Massachusetts's.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of Massachusetts.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Massachusetts about 3,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Denmark and Massachusetts would cover 63,900 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 12.9 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Massachusetts would rank 153rd by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Denmark | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 27,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 133rd of 239worldwide | 45th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 115th of 237worldwide | 15th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 136 per km² | 332 per km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Boston |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 41°N to 43°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 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 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