Schleswig-Holstein is 1.74× the size of Kagoshima

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Kagoshima (prefecture of Japan) about 8,850 km² (3,420 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
8,850km²Kagoshima

100 km

Schleswig-Holstein
Kagoshima

What fits

Kagoshima is 57% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 6,590 km² (2,540 mi²), which is 74% of the area of Kagoshima.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Kagoshima about 0.29.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.6 million, 1.86× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 179 in Kagoshima: Schleswig-Holstein is 1.07× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,970 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Kagoshima at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.74× the size of Kagoshima instead of 1.74×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Kagoshima cover 24,300 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 4.2% bigger).
The gap between them, 6,590 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Kagoshima's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 2.8 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Kagoshima would have 1.7 million (it has 1.6 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 23.2° of latitude, about 2,580 km, farther north than Kagoshima'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.
Kagoshima is the 10th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,580 km) north of Kagoshima.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Kagoshima about 5,580 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Kagoshima would cover 24,300 km², 96% of the size of Rwanda.
Together they have 4.5 million people, about as many people as Panama.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Kagoshima
Is a	StateGermany	PrefectureJapan
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	8,850 km²3,420 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	9,130 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	10th of 47in Japan
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	1.6 millionWikidata, 2021
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	24th of 47in Japan
Density	191 per km²	179 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Kagoshima
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	27°N to 32°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 8,850 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,130 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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