Michoacán is 1.38× the size of Denmark
Michoacán (state of Mexico) covers about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 58,900km²Michoacán
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Michoacán
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 73% of the size of Michoacán.
- Michoacán is larger by 16,200 km² (6,250 mi²), which is 38% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Michoacán is about 1.92, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Michoacán is larger, but Denmark has the larger population: 5.8 million against 4.6 million, 1.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 78 in Michoacán: Denmark is 1.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,530 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Michoacán: Michoacán at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 2.06× the size of Michoacán, when Michoacán is 1.38× the size of Denmark.
- Together Michoacán and Denmark cover 102,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 16,200 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Michoacán would have 8.0 million people (it has 4.6 million). At Michoacán's density, Denmark would have 3.3 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 36.8° of latitude, about 4,090 km, farther north than Michoacán's.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,090 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Michoacán would have about 12,840 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Michoacán and Denmark would cover 102,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
- Together they have 10.4 million people, about as many people as Jordan.
- Counted as a country, Michoacán would rank 126th by area and 128th by population.
Side by side
| Michoacán | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 58,600 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 32in Mexico | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 32in Mexico | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 78 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Morelia | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 20°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 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