Thuringia is 1.42× the size of Murcia
Thuringia (state of Germany) covers about 16,100 km² (6,200 mi²) and Murcia (autonomous community of Spain) about 11,300 km² (4,370 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,100km²Thuringia
- 11,300km²Murcia
50 km
- Thuringia
- Murcia
What fits
- Murcia is 70% of the size of Thuringia.
- Thuringia is larger by 4,760 km² (1,840 mi²), which is 42% of the area of Murcia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thuringia is about 0.52, Murcia about 0.37.
How they differ
- Thuringia also has the larger population: 2.1 million against 1.6 million, 1.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 139 in Murcia against 131 in Thuringia: Murcia is 1.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,740 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Thuringia at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Murcia at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Thuringia as 2.22× the size of Murcia instead of 1.42×.
- Together Thuringia and Murcia cover 27,400 km², close to the size of Solomon Islands (27,200 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,760 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Murcia's density, Thuringia would have 2.2 million people (it has 2.1 million). At Thuringia's density, Murcia would have 1.5 million (it has 1.6 million).
- Thuringia's centre is 12.9° of latitude, about 1,430 km, farther north than Murcia's.
- Thuringia is the 11th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.5% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Thuringia lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,430 km) north of Murcia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thuringia would have about 7,610 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Thuringia and Murcia would cover 27,400 km², about the same size as the Solomon Islands.
- Together they have 3.7 million people, 96% as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| Thuringia | Murcia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 16,100 km²6,200 mi² | 11,300 km²4,370 mi² |
| Official area | 16,200 km²Wikidata | 11,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 11th of 16in Germany | 9th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 2.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 16in Germany | 10th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 131 per km² | 139 per km² |
| Capital | Erfurt | Murcia City |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 37°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 km², to within 2%.
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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