Indiana is 2.21× the size of Denmark
Indiana (state of the United States) covers about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 94,300km²Indiana
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Indiana
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside Indiana about 2.21 times by area.
- Indiana is larger by 51,600 km² (19,900 mi²), which is 121% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indiana is about 3.08, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Indiana also has the larger population: 6.8 million against 5.8 million, 1.17× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 72 in Indiana: Denmark is 1.90× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,790 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Indiana at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Indiana as 1.18× the size of Denmark instead of 2.21×.
- Together Indiana and Denmark cover 137,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 51,600 km², is about the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Indiana would have 12.9 million people (it has 6.8 million). At Indiana's density, Denmark would have 3.1 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 16.1° of latitude, about 1,790 km, farther north than Indiana's.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,790 km) north of Indiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indiana would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Indiana and Denmark would cover 137,000 km², about the same size as Bangladesh.
- Together they have 12.6 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Indiana would rank 110th by area and 108th by population.
Side by side
| Indiana | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 94,300 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 51in the United States | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 51in the United States | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 72 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Indianapolis | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 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