Wisconsin is 3.97× the size of Denmark
Wisconsin (state of the United States) covers about 169,000 km² (65,400 mi²) and Denmark (Europe) about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 169,000km²Wisconsin
- 42,700km²Denmark
100 km
- Wisconsin
- Denmark
What fits
- Denmark fits inside Wisconsin about 3.97 times by area.
- Wisconsin is larger by 127,000 km² (48,900 mi²), which is 297% of the area of Denmark.
- Measured in Belgiums: Wisconsin is about 5.52, Denmark about 1.39.
How they differ
- Wisconsin also has the larger population: 5.9 million against 5.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 35 in Wisconsin: Denmark is 3.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,560 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Wisconsin at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Denmark at 56°N about 3.2×, so the map shows Wisconsin as 2.45× the size of Denmark instead of 3.97×.
- Together Wisconsin and Denmark cover 212,000 km², close to the size of Guyana (211,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 127,000 km², is about the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km²).
- At Denmark's density, Wisconsin would have 23.1 million people (it has 5.9 million). At Wisconsin's density, Denmark would have 1.5 million (it has 5.8 million).
- Denmark's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,260 km, farther north than Wisconsin's.
- Wisconsin is the 22nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
- Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Denmark lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,260 km) north of Wisconsin.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Wisconsin would have about 28,740 m² and each person in Denmark about 7,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Wisconsin and Denmark would cover 212,000 km², about the same size as Guyana.
- Together they have 11.7 million people, about as many people as Belgium.
- Counted as a country, Wisconsin would rank 91st by area and 115th by population.
Side by side
| Wisconsin | Denmark | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 169,000 km²65,400 mi² | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² |
| Official area | 170,000 km²Wikidata | 42,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 51in the United States | 133rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 51in the United States | 115th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 35 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | Madison | Copenhagen |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 47°N | 55°N to 58°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 170,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 169,000 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