Emilia-Romagna is 1.07× the size of Hesse
Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) covers about 22,500 km² (8,690 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.
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
- 21,000km²Hesse
50 km
- Emilia-Romagna
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 93% of the size of Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilia-Romagna is larger by 1,500 km² (578 mi²), which is 7.1% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Emilia-Romagna is about 0.73, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Emilia-Romagna is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 4.5 million, 1.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 198 in Emilia-Romagna: Hesse is 1.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 691 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hesse looks larger than Emilia-Romagna: Emilia-Romagna at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 1.18× the size of Emilia-Romagna, when Emilia-Romagna is 1.07× the size of Hesse.
- Together Emilia-Romagna and Hesse cover 43,500 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 1.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,500 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 6.6 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Emilia-Romagna's density, Hesse would have 4.2 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 6.1° of latitude, about 670 km, farther north than Emilia-Romagna's.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Hesse lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 675 km) north of Emilia-Romagna.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Emilia-Romagna would have about 5,050 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Emilia-Romagna and Hesse would cover 43,500 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 10.7 million people, about as many people as Sweden.
Side by side
| Emilia-Romagna | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 22,100 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 20in Italy | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 20in Italy | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 198 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Bologna | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 45°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 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. The outline of Emilia-Romagna 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