Tennessee is 2.56× the size of Denmark
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 42,700km²Denmark
200 km
- Tennessee
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside Tennessee about 2.56 times by area.
- Tennessee is larger by 66,600 km² (25,700 mi²), which is 156% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Tennessee also has the larger population: 6.9 million against 5.8 million, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 63 in Tennessee: Denmark is 2.16× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.22× the size of Denmark instead of 2.56×.
- Together Tennessee and Denmark cover 152,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 3.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 66,600 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Tennessee would have 14.9 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Denmark would have 2.7 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 20.1° of latitude, about 2,230 km, farther north than Tennessee's.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,230 km) north of Tennessee.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Denmark would cover 152,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 12.7 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
- Counted as a country, Tennessee would rank 106th by area and 106th by population.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 63 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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