Schleswig-Holstein is 1.47× the size of Phitsanulok

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Phitsanulok (province of Thailand) about 10,500 km² (4,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
10,500km²Phitsanulok

50 km

Schleswig-Holstein
Phitsanulok

What fits

Phitsanulok is 68% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 4,930 km² (1,900 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Phitsanulok.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Phitsanulok about 0.34.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 849,000, 3.48× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 81 in Phitsanulok: Schleswig-Holstein is 2.37× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,530 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Phitsanulok at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.92× the size of Phitsanulok instead of 1.47×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Phitsanulok cover 25,900 km², close to the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km², 2.2% smaller).
The gap between them, 4,930 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
At Phitsanulok's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 1.2 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Phitsanulok would have 2.0 million (it has 849,000).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 37.2° of latitude, about 4,140 km, farther north than Phitsanulok'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.
Phitsanulok is the 15th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 59th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 37° of latitude (roughly 4,140 km) north of Phitsanulok.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Phitsanulok about 12,370 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Phitsanulok would cover 25,900 km², about the same size as North Macedonia.
Together they have 3.8 million people, about as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Phitsanulok
Is a	StateGermany	ProvinceThailand
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	10,500 km²4,060 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	10,800 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	15th of 77in Thailand
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	849,000Wikidata, 2020
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	28th of 77in Thailand
Density	191 per km²	81 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Phitsanulok
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	16°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 10,500 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 10,800 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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