Hesse is 4.11× the size of Chiba
Hesse (state of Germany) covers about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²) and Chiba (prefecture of Japan) about 5,110 km² (1,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,000km²Hesse
- 5,110km²Chiba
50 km
- Hesse
- Chiba
What fits
- Chiba fits inside Hesse about 4.11 times by area.
- Hesse is larger by 15,900 km² (6,140 mi²), which is 311% of the area of Chiba.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hesse is about 0.69, Chiba about 0.17.
How they differ
- Hesse is larger, but Chiba has the larger population: 6.3 million against 6.2 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,228 in Chiba against 295 in Hesse: Chiba is 4.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,310 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hesse at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Chiba at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 6.76× the size of Chiba instead of 4.11×.
- Together Hesse and Chiba cover 26,100 km², close to the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,900 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Chiba's density, Hesse would have 25.8 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Hesse's density, Chiba would have 1.5 million (it has 6.3 million).
- Hesse's centre is 15.1° of latitude, about 1,680 km, farther north than Chiba'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.
- Chiba is the 27th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,680 km) north of Chiba.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hesse would have about 3,390 m² and each person in Chiba about 810 m².
- Laid side by side, Hesse and Chiba would cover 26,100 km², about the same size as Equatorial Guinea.
- Together they have 12.5 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Side by side
| Hesse | Chiba | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² | 5,110 km²1,970 mi² |
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata | 5,160 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 16in Germany | 27th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 6.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 16in Germany | 6th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 295 per km² | 1,228 per km² |
| Capital | Wiesbaden | Chiba |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 52°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. 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 5,160 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,110 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