Schleswig-Holstein is 1.06× the size of Ubon Ratchathani

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Ubon Ratchathani (province of Thailand) about 14,500 km² (5,610 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
14,500km²Ubon Ratchathani

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Schleswig-Holstein
Ubon Ratchathani

What fits

Ubon Ratchathani is 94% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 912 km² (352 mi²), which is 6.3% of the area of Ubon Ratchathani.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Ubon Ratchathani about 0.47.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.9 million, 1.58× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 129 in Ubon Ratchathani: Schleswig-Holstein is 1.49× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,980 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Ubon Ratchathani at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 2.89× the size of Ubon Ratchathani instead of 1.06×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Ubon Ratchathani cover 30,000 km², close to the size of Lesotho (30,100 km², 0.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 912 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
At Ubon Ratchathani's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 2.0 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Ubon Ratchathani would have 2.8 million (it has 1.9 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 39.0° of latitude, about 4,340 km, farther north than Ubon Ratchathani'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.
Ubon Ratchathani is the 5th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,340 km) north of Ubon Ratchathani.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Ubon Ratchathani about 7,780 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Ubon Ratchathani would cover 30,000 km², about the same size as Lesotho.
Together they have 4.8 million people, about as many people as Oman.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Ubon Ratchathani
Is a	StateGermany	ProvinceThailand
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	14,500 km²5,610 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	15,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	5th of 77in Thailand
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	1.9 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	3rd of 77in Thailand
Density	191 per km²	129 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Ubon Ratchathani
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	14°N to 16°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 14,500 km² is 7.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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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