Schleswig-Holstein is 1.32× the size of Nan
Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Nan (province of Thailand) about 11,700 km² (4,530 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
- 11,700km²Nan
50 km
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Nan
What fits
- Nan is 76% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 3,710 km² (1,430 mi²), which is 32% of the area of Nan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Nan about 0.38.
How they differ
- Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 477,000, 6.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 41 in Nan: Schleswig-Holstein is 4.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Nan at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.44× the size of Nan instead of 1.32×.
- Together Schleswig-Holstein and Nan cover 27,200 km², close to the size of Solomon Islands (27,200 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,710 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Nan's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 628,000 people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Nan would have 2.2 million (it has 477,000).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 35.3° of latitude, about 3,930 km, farther north than Nan'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.
- Nan is the 11th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 76th most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein lies about 35° of latitude (roughly 3,930 km) north of Nan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Nan about 24,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Nan would cover 27,200 km², about the same size as the Solomon Islands.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Uruguay.
Side by side
| Schleswig-Holstein | Nan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² | 11,700 km²4,530 mi² |
| Official area | 15,800 km²Wikidata | 11,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 16in Germany | 11th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 477,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 16in Germany | 58th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 191 per km² | 41 per km² |
| Capital | Kiel | Nan |
| 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 11,700 km² is 2.2% above Wikidata's official figure of 11,500 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