Massachusetts is 1.01× the size of Hesse
Massachusetts (state of the United States) covers about 21,200 km² (8,170 mi²) and Hesse (state of Germany) about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,200km²Massachusetts
- 21,000km²Hesse
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- Massachusetts
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse is 99% of the size of Massachusetts.
- Massachusetts is larger by 149 km² (57.6 mi²), which is 0.7% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Massachusetts is about 0.69, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Massachusetts also has the larger population: 7.0 million against 6.2 million, 1.13× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 332 in Massachusetts against 295 in Hesse: Massachusetts is 1.12× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,950 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hesse looks larger than Massachusetts: Massachusetts at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Hesse as 1.35× the size of Massachusetts, when Massachusetts is 1.01× the size of Hesse.
- Together Massachusetts and Hesse cover 42,200 km², close to the size of Denmark (42,700 km², 1.2% bigger).
- At Hesse's density, Massachusetts would have 6.3 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Massachusetts's density, Hesse would have 7.0 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 8.3° of latitude, about 930 km, farther north than Massachusetts's.
- Massachusetts is the 45th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Hesse lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 927 km) north of Massachusetts.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Massachusetts would have about 3,010 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Massachusetts and Hesse would cover 42,200 km², about the same size as Denmark.
- Together they have 13.2 million people, 97% as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Massachusetts | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 21,200 km²8,170 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 27,300 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 45th of 51in the United States | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 51in the United States | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 332 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Boston | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 41°N to 43°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 21,200 km² is 23% below Wikidata's official figure of 27,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 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