Saxony is 1.08× the size of Hawaii
Saxony (state of Germany) covers about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²) and Hawaii (state of the United States) about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 18,200km²Saxony
- 16,800km²Hawaii
100 km
- Saxony
- Hawaii
What fits
- Hawaii is 93% of the size of Saxony.
- Saxony is larger by 1,320 km² (509 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Hawaii.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony is about 0.59, Hawaii about 0.55.
How they differ
- Saxony also has the larger population: 4.1 million against 1.5 million, 2.81× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 225 in Saxony against 86 in Hawaii: Saxony is 2.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Hawaii at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Saxony as 2.40× the size of Hawaii instead of 1.08×.
- Together Saxony and Hawaii cover 35,000 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 3.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,320 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Hawaii's density, Saxony would have 1.6 million people (it has 4.1 million). At Saxony's density, Hawaii would have 3.8 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Saxony's centre is 30.8° of latitude, about 3,420 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Saxony lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,420 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony would have about 4,450 m² and each person in Hawaii about 11,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony and Hawaii would cover 35,000 km², 1.05× the size of Moldova.
- Together they have 5.5 million people, about as many people as Norway.
Side by side
| Saxony | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² |
| Official area | 18,400 km²Wikidata | 28,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 16in Germany | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 16in Germany | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 225 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Dresden | Honolulu |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 19°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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