Schleswig-Holstein is 1.93× the size of Community of Madrid

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Community of Madrid (autonomous community of Spain) about 8,000 km² (3,090 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
8,000km²Community of Madrid

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Schleswig-Holstein
Community of Madrid

What fits

Community of Madrid is 52% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²), which is 93% of the area of Community of Madrid.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Community of Madrid about 0.26.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein is larger, but Community of Madrid has the larger population: 7.0 million against 3.0 million, 2.37× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 875 in Community of Madrid against 191 in Schleswig-Holstein: Community of Madrid is 4.57× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,830 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Community of Madrid at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.26× the size of Community of Madrid instead of 1.93×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Community of Madrid cover 23,400 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 4.9% smaller).
The gap between them, 7,440 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Community of Madrid's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 13.5 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Community of Madrid would have 1.5 million (it has 7.0 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Community of Madrid's.
Schleswig-Holstein is the 12th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
Community of Madrid is the 12th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of Community of Madrid.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Community of Madrid about 1,140 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Community of Madrid would cover 23,400 km², 1.05× the size of Belize.
Together they have 10.0 million people, about as many people as the United Arab Emirates.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Community of Madrid
Is a	StateGermany	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	8,000 km²3,090 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	8,030 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	12th of 19in Spain
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	7.0 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	3rd of 19in Spain
Density	191 per km²	875 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Madrid
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	40°N to 41°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 15,400 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Wikidata's official figure of 8,030 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,000 km², to within 2%.

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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

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