Hesse is 1.03× the size of Slovenia
Hesse (state of Germany) covers about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²) and Slovenia (Europe) about 20,300 km² (7,850 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,000km²Hesse
- 20,300km²Slovenia
50 km
- Hesse
- Slovenia
What fits
- Slovenia is 97% of the size of Hesse.
- Hesse is larger by 685 km² (265 mi²), which is 3.4% of the area of Slovenia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hesse is about 0.69, Slovenia about 0.66.
How they differ
- Hesse also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.1 million, 3.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 102 in Slovenia: Hesse is 2.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 656 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hesse at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Slovenia at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Hesse as 1.23× the size of Slovenia instead of 1.03×.
- Together Hesse and Slovenia cover 41,300 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 685 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Slovenia's density, Hesse would have 2.1 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Hesse's density, Slovenia would have 6.0 million (it has 2.1 million).
- Hesse's centre is 4.5° of latitude, about 500 km, farther north than Slovenia'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.
- Slovenia ranks 155th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hesse lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 498 km) north of Slovenia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hesse would have about 3,390 m² and each person in Slovenia about 9,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Hesse and Slovenia would cover 41,300 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 8.3 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Hesse | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² | 20,300 km²7,850 mi² |
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata | 20,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 16in Germany | 154th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2018 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 16in Germany | 146th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 295 per km² | 102 per km² |
| Capital | Wiesbaden | Ljubljana |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 52°N | 45°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2018. 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 20,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,300 km², to within 2%.
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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