Schleswig-Holstein is 1.63× the size of Marche

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Marche (region of Italy) about 9,450 km² (3,650 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
9,450km²Marche

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Schleswig-Holstein
Marche

What fits

Marche is 61% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 5,980 km² (2,310 mi²), which is 63% of the area of Marche.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Marche about 0.31.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.5 million, 1.94× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 161 in Marche: Schleswig-Holstein is 1.19× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,230 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Marche at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.52× the size of Marche instead of 1.63×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Marche cover 24,900 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 1.7% bigger).
The gap between them, 5,980 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
At Marche's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 2.5 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Marche would have 1.8 million (it has 1.5 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Marche'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.
Marche is the 15th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 3.1% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Marche.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Marche about 6,210 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Marche would cover 24,900 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
Together they have 4.5 million people, about as many people as Kuwait.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Marche
Is a	StateGermany	RegionItaly
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	9,450 km²3,650 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	9,690 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	15th of 20in Italy
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	1.5 millionWikidata, 2019
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	13th of 20in Italy
Density	191 per km²	161 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Ancona
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	43°N to 44°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2019. 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 9,450 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,690 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. The outline of Marche is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
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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