Punjab is 1.18× the size of Denmark
Punjab (state of India) covers about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 50,400km²Punjab
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Punjab
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark is 85% of the size of Punjab.
- Punjab is larger by 7,680 km² (2,970 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Punjab is about 1.64, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Punjab also has the larger population: 27.7 million against 5.8 million, 4.76× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 136 in Denmark: Punjab is 4.04× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Denmark looks larger than Punjab: Punjab at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Denmark as 1.99× the size of Punjab, when Punjab is 1.18× the size of Denmark.
- Together Punjab and Denmark cover 93,100 km², close to the size of Hungary (93,200 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,680 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Punjab would have 6.9 million people (it has 27.7 million). At Punjab's density, Denmark would have 23.5 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 25.1° of latitude, about 2,790 km, farther north than Punjab's.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,790 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Punjab would have about 1,820 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Punjab and Denmark would cover 93,100 km², about the same size as Hungary.
- Together they have 33.6 million people, about as many people as Saudi Arabia.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Punjab | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 50,400 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 36in India | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 36in India | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 551 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Chandigarh | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 33°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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