Schleswig-Holstein is 1.86× the size of Hiroshima

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Hiroshima (prefecture of Japan) about 8,300 km² (3,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
8,300km²Hiroshima

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Schleswig-Holstein
Hiroshima

What fits

Hiroshima is 54% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 7,130 km² (2,750 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Hiroshima.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Hiroshima about 0.27.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 2.8 million, 1.06× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 336 in Hiroshima against 191 in Schleswig-Holstein: Hiroshima is 1.76× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,730 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Hiroshima at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.68× the size of Hiroshima instead of 1.86×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Hiroshima cover 23,700 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 6.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 7,130 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Hiroshima's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 5.2 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Hiroshima would have 1.6 million (it has 2.8 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 19.6° of latitude, about 2,180 km, farther north than Hiroshima'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.
Hiroshima is the 12th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,180 km) north of Hiroshima.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Hiroshima about 2,970 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Hiroshima would cover 23,700 km², 1.06× the size of Belize.
Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Denmark.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Hiroshima
Is a	StateGermany	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	8,300 km²3,210 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	8,480 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	12th of 47in Japan
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	2.8 millionWikidata, 2021
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	12th of 47in Japan
Density	191 per km²	336 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Hiroshima
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	34°N to 35°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2021. 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 8,300 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 8,480 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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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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