Republic of the Congo is 16.4× the size of Hesse
Republic of the Congo (Africa) covers about 345,000 km² (133,000 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.
- 345,000km²Republic of the Congo
- 21,000km²Hesse
200 km
- Republic of the Congo
- Hesse
What fits
- Hesse fits inside Republic of the Congo about 16.4 times by area.
- Republic of the Congo is larger by 324,000 km² (125,000 mi²), which is 1,541% of the area of Hesse.
- Measured in Belgiums: Republic of the Congo is about 11.2, Hesse about 0.69.
How they differ
- Republic of the Congo is larger, but Hesse has the larger population: 6.2 million against 6.1 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 18 in Republic of the Congo: Hesse is 16.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,750 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Republic of the Congo at 1°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Hesse at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Republic of the Congo as 6.62× the size of Hesse instead of 16.4×.
- Together Republic of the Congo and Hesse cover 366,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 2.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 324,000 km², is about the size of Ivory Coast (321,000 km²).
- At Hesse's density, Republic of the Congo would have 101.9 million people (it has 6.1 million). At Republic of the Congo's density, Hesse would have 374,000 (it has 6.2 million).
- Hesse's centre is 51.4° of latitude, about 5,720 km, farther north than Republic of the Congo's.
- Republic of the Congo ranks 66th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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 51° of latitude (roughly 5,720 km) north of Republic of the Congo, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Republic of the Congo would have about 56,150 m² and each person in Hesse about 3,390 m².
- Laid side by side, Republic of the Congo and Hesse would cover 366,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 12.3 million people, about as many people as Bolivia.
- Counted as a country, Hesse would rank 153rd by area and 111th by population.
Side by side
| Republic of the Congo | Hesse | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 345,000 km²133,000 mi² | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² |
| Official area | 342,000 km²Wikidata | 21,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 65th of 239worldwide | 7th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2023 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 111th of 237worldwide | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 18 per km² | 295 per km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Wiesbaden |
| Latitude range | 5°S to 4°N | 49°N to 52°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 345,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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 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