Schleswig-Holstein is 1.14× the size of Mae Hong Son

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Mae Hong Son (province of Thailand) about 13,600 km² (5,250 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
13,600km²Mae Hong Son

50 km

Schleswig-Holstein
Mae Hong Son

What fits

Mae Hong Son is 88% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 1,840 km² (712 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Mae Hong Son.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Mae Hong Son about 0.44.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 285,000, 10.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 21 in Mae Hong Son: Schleswig-Holstein is 9.14× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,210 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Mae Hong Son at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.97× the size of Mae Hong Son instead of 1.14×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Mae Hong Son cover 29,000 km², close to the size of Armenia (29,600 km², 1.9% bigger).
The gap between them, 1,840 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
At Mae Hong Son's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 323,000 people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Mae Hong Son would have 2.6 million (it has 285,000).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 35.4° of latitude, about 3,940 km, farther north than Mae Hong Son'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.
Mae Hong Son is the 6th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.6% of its area; it is the 77th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,940 km) north of Mae Hong Son.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Mae Hong Son about 47,770 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Mae Hong Son would cover 29,000 km², about the same size as Armenia.
Together they have 3.2 million people, 95% as many people as Mongolia.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Mae Hong Son
Is a	StateGermany	ProvinceThailand
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	13,600 km²5,250 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	12,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	6th of 77in Thailand
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	285,000Wikidata, 2020
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	70th of 77in Thailand
Density	191 per km²	21 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Mae Hong Son
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	18°N to 20°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 13,600 km² is 7.2% above Wikidata's official figure of 12,700 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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