Hesse is 1.29× the size of Beijing
Hesse (state of Germany) covers about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,000km²Hesse
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Hesse
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 77% of the size of Hesse.
- Hesse is larger by 4,760 km² (1,840 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hesse is about 0.69, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Hesse is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 6.2 million, 3.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 295 in Hesse: Beijing is 4.56× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hesse at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Hesse as 1.87× the size of Beijing instead of 1.29×.
- Together Hesse and Beijing cover 37,300 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,760 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Hesse would have 28.3 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Hesse's density, Beijing would have 4.8 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Hesse's centre is 10.4° of latitude, about 1,160 km, farther north than Beijing's.
- 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.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,160 km) north of Beijing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hesse would have about 3,390 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Hesse and Beijing would cover 37,300 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 28.1 million people, about as many people as Yemen.
Side by side
| Hesse | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 16in Germany | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 16in Germany | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 295 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Wiesbaden | – |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 52°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 km², to within 2%.
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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