Himachal Pradesh is 1.30× the size of Denmark
Himachal Pradesh (state of India) covers about 55,400 km² (21,400 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,400km²Himachal Pradesh
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Himachal Pradesh
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 77% of the size of Himachal Pradesh.
- Himachal Pradesh is larger by 12,700 km² (4,900 mi²), which is 30% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Himachal Pradesh is about 1.81, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Himachal Pradesh also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 5.8 million, 1.18× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 124 in Himachal Pradesh: Denmark is 1.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,720 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.77× the size of Himachal Pradesh, when Himachal Pradesh is 1.30× the size of Denmark.
- Together Himachal Pradesh and Denmark cover 98,100 km², close to the size of South Korea (98,500 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,700 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Himachal Pradesh would have 7.6 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Himachal Pradesh's density, Denmark would have 5.3 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 24.0° of latitude, about 2,670 km, farther north than Himachal Pradesh's.
- Himachal Pradesh is the 18th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,670 km) north of Himachal Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Himachal Pradesh would have about 8,070 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Himachal Pradesh and Denmark would cover 98,100 km², about the same size as South Korea.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Himachal Pradesh would rank 127th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Himachal Pradesh | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 55,400 km²21,400 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 55,800 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 36in India | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 36in India | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 124 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Shimla | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 33°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 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