Hawaii is 1.09× the size of Schleswig-Holstein
Hawaii (state of the United States) covers about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²) and Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,800km²Hawaii
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
100 km
- Hawaii
- Schleswig-Holstein
What fits
- Schleswig-Holstein is 92% of the size of Hawaii.
- Hawaii is larger by 1,410 km² (545 mi²), which is 9.1% of the area of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hawaii is about 0.55, Schleswig-Holstein about 0.50.
How they differ
- Hawaii is larger, but Schleswig-Holstein has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.5 million, 2.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 86 in Hawaii: Schleswig-Holstein is 2.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
- On a standard web map Schleswig-Holstein looks larger than Hawaii: Hawaii at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.35× the size of Hawaii, when Hawaii is 1.09× the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Together Hawaii and Schleswig-Holstein cover 32,300 km², close to the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,410 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Hawaii would have 3.2 million people (it has 1.5 million). At Hawaii's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 1.3 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 33.9° of latitude, about 3,770 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein is the 12th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,770 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hawaii would have about 11,580 m² and each person in Schleswig-Holstein about 5,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Hawaii and Schleswig-Holstein would cover 32,300 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau.
- Together they have 4.4 million people, about as many people as Kuwait.
Side by side
| Hawaii | Schleswig-Holstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² |
| Official area | 28,300 km²Wikidata | 15,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 47th of 51in the United States | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 40th of 51in the United States | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 86 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Honolulu | Kiel |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 28°N | 53°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 15,400 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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