Meghalaya is 1.50× the size of Schleswig-Holstein
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²) and Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
50 km
- Meghalaya
- Schleswig-Holstein
What fits
- Schleswig-Holstein is 67% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 7,680 km² (2,970 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Schleswig-Holstein about 0.50.
How they differ
- Meghalaya also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 3.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 128 in Meghalaya: Schleswig-Holstein is 1.49× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,190 km apart.
- On a standard web map Schleswig-Holstein looks larger than Meghalaya: Meghalaya at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N about 2.9×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 1.59× the size of Meghalaya, when Meghalaya is 1.50× the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Together Meghalaya and Schleswig-Holstein cover 38,600 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 3.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,680 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Meghalaya would have 4.4 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 2.0 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 28.6° of latitude, about 3,190 km, farther north than Meghalaya's.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein is the 12th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,190 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Schleswig-Holstein about 5,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Schleswig-Holstein would cover 38,600 km², 1.04× the size of the Netherlands.
- Together they have 5.9 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Schleswig-Holstein | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 15,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 12th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 9th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 128 per km² | 191 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | Kiel |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 53°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 15,400 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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