Schleswig-Holstein is 1.48× the size of Loei

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Loei (province of Thailand) about 10,400 km² (4,020 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
10,400km²Loei

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Schleswig-Holstein
Loei

What fits

Loei is 68% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 5,010 km² (1,940 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Loei.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Loei about 0.34.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 639,000, 4.62× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 61 in Loei: Schleswig-Holstein is 3.12× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,560 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Loei at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.94× the size of Loei instead of 1.48×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Loei cover 25,900 km², close to the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km², 1.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 5,010 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
At Loei's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 946,000 people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Loei would have 2.0 million (it has 639,000).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 36.8° of latitude, about 4,090 km, farther north than Loei'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.
Loei is the 16th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 69th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,090 km) north of Loei.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Loei about 16,320 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Loei would cover 25,900 km², about the same size as North Macedonia.
Together they have 3.6 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Loei
Is a	StateGermany	ProvinceThailand
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	10,400 km²4,020 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	11,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	16th of 77in Thailand
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	639,000Wikidata, 2020
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	42nd of 77in Thailand
Density	191 per km²	61 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Loei
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	17°N to 18°N

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 10,400 km² is 8.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 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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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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