Schleswig-Holstein is 1.53× the size of Navarre

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Navarre (autonomous community of Spain) about 10,100 km² (3,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
10,100km²Navarre

50 km

Schleswig-Holstein
Navarre

What fits

Navarre is 65% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 5,340 km² (2,060 mi²), which is 53% of the area of Navarre.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Navarre about 0.33.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 678,000, 4.35× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 67 in Navarre: Schleswig-Holstein is 2.85× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 1,530 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Navarre at 43°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.41× the size of Navarre instead of 1.53×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Navarre cover 25,500 km², close to the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km², 0.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 5,340 km², is about the size of Cyprus (5,400 km²).
At Navarre's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 1.0 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Navarre would have 1.9 million (it has 678,000).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 11.5° of latitude, about 1,280 km, farther north than Navarre'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.
Navarre is the 11th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,280 km) north of Navarre.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Navarre about 14,880 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Navarre would cover 25,500 km², about the same size as North Macedonia.
Together they have 3.6 million people, 1.04× as many people as Eritrea.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Navarre
Is a	StateGermany	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	10,100 km²3,900 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	10,400 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	11th of 19in Spain
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	678,000Wikidata, 2024
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	15th of 19in Spain
Density	191 per km²	67 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Pamplona
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	42°N to 43°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. 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 10,100 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 10,400 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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