Missouri is 4.23× the size of Denmark
Missouri (state of the United States) covers about 180,000 km² (69,700 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 180,000km²Missouri
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Missouri
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside Missouri about 4.23 times by area.
- Missouri is larger by 138,000 km² (53,200 mi²), which is 323% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Missouri is about 5.88, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Missouri also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 5.8 million, 1.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 34 in Missouri: Denmark is 4.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,250 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Missouri at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Missouri as 2.15× the size of Denmark instead of 4.23×.
- Together Missouri and Denmark cover 223,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 138,000 km², is about the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Missouri would have 24.6 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Missouri's density, Denmark would have 1.5 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 17.6° of latitude, about 1,960 km, farther north than Missouri's.
- Missouri is the 20th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 1,960 km) north of Missouri.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Missouri would have about 29,320 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Missouri and Denmark would cover 223,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 12.0 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Missouri would rank 90th by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Missouri | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 180,000 km²69,700 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 181,000 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 51in the United States | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 51in the United States | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 34 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Jefferson City | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 41°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 181,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 180,000 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