Schleswig-Holstein is 1.35× the size of Tianjin
Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Tianjin (municipality of China) about 11,500 km² (4,430 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
- 11,500km²Tianjin
50 km
- Schleswig-Holstein
- Tianjin
What fits
- Tianjin is 74% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
- Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 3,960 km² (1,530 mi²), which is 35% of the area of Tianjin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Tianjin about 0.37.
How they differ
- Schleswig-Holstein is larger, but Tianjin has the larger population: 13.9 million against 3.0 million, 4.70× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,208 in Tianjin against 191 in Schleswig-Holstein: Tianjin is 6.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,540 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Tianjin at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.35× the size of Tianjin instead of 1.35×.
- Together Schleswig-Holstein and Tianjin cover 26,900 km², close to the size of Haiti (26,900 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,960 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Tianjin's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 18.7 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Tianjin would have 2.2 million (it has 13.9 million).
- Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 14.9° of latitude, about 1,660 km, farther north than Tianjin'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.
- Tianjin is the 30th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Schleswig-Holstein lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,660 km) north of Tianjin.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Tianjin about 830 m².
- Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Tianjin would cover 26,900 km², about the same size as Haiti.
- Together they have 16.8 million people, about as many people as Senegal.
Side by side
| Schleswig-Holstein | Tianjin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 15,400 km²5,960 mi² | 11,500 km²4,430 mi² |
| Official area | 15,800 km²Wikidata | 11,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 16in Germany | 30th of 31in China |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 13.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 9th of 16in Germany | 27th of 31in China |
| Density | 191 per km² | 1,208 per km² |
| Capital | Kiel | – |
| Latitude range | 53°N to 55°N | 39°N to 40°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 11,500 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,900 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