Schleswig-Holstein is 1.21× the size of Connecticut

What fits

• Connecticut is 82% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
• Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 2,730 km² (1,050 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Connecticut.
• Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Connecticut about 0.41.

How they differ

• Schleswig-Holstein is larger, but Connecticut has the larger population: 3.6 million against 3.0 million, 1.22× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 284 in Connecticut against 191 in Schleswig-Holstein: Connecticut is 1.48× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 5,950 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Connecticut at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 1.98× the size of Connecticut instead of 1.21×.
• Together Schleswig-Holstein and Connecticut cover 28,100 km², close to the size of Albania (28,300 km², 0.7% bigger).
• The gap between them, 2,730 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
• At Connecticut's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 4.4 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Connecticut would have 2.4 million (it has 3.6 million).
• Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 12.6° of latitude, about 1,400 km, farther north than Connecticut'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.
• Connecticut is the 48th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
• Schleswig-Holstein lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,400 km) north of Connecticut.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Connecticut about 3,520 m².
• Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Connecticut would cover 28,100 km², about the same size as Albania.
• Together they have 6.6 million people, about as many people as Serbia.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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.
• Our measured 12,700 km² is 12% below Wikidata's official figure of 14,400 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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