Saxony-Anhalt is 1.06× the size of Apulia
Saxony-Anhalt (state of Germany) covers about 20,700 km² (7,980 mi²) and Apulia (region of Italy) about 19,500 km² (7,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,700km²Saxony-Anhalt
- 19,500km²Apulia
50 km
- Saxony-Anhalt
- Apulia
What fits
- Apulia is 94% of the size of Saxony-Anhalt.
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger by 1,210 km² (468 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Apulia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony-Anhalt is about 0.67, Apulia about 0.63.
How they differ
- Saxony-Anhalt is larger, but Apulia has the larger population: 4.0 million against 2.1 million, 1.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 207 in Apulia against 104 in Saxony-Anhalt: Apulia is 1.99× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,280 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony-Anhalt at 52°N is drawn about 2.6× too large and Apulia at 41°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Saxony-Anhalt as 1.60× the size of Apulia instead of 1.06×.
- Together Saxony-Anhalt and Apulia cover 40,100 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,210 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Apulia's density, Saxony-Anhalt would have 4.3 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Saxony-Anhalt's density, Apulia would have 2.0 million (it has 4.0 million).
- Saxony-Anhalt's centre is 11.0° of latitude, about 1,220 km, farther north than Apulia's.
- Saxony-Anhalt is the 8th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Apulia is the 7th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 6.5% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony-Anhalt lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,220 km) north of Apulia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony-Anhalt would have about 9,630 m² and each person in Apulia about 4,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony-Anhalt and Apulia would cover 40,100 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 6.2 million people, about as many people as the Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| Saxony-Anhalt | Apulia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 20,700 km²7,980 mi² | 19,500 km²7,510 mi² |
| Official area | 20,500 km²Wikidata | 19,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 16in Germany | 7th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 16in Germany | 8th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 104 per km² | 207 per km² |
| Capital | Magdeburg | Bari |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 53°N | 40°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 19,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 19,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Apulia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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