Denmark vs Latvia
Latvia is 50% larger than Denmark. Denmark would fit into Latvia about 1.5 times.
DenmarkLatviaDenmark moved onto Latvia · Equal-area projection
0.66×
Denmark is 0.66× the area of Latvia. Put the other way, Latvia is 1.5× the size of Denmark.
| Denmark | Latvia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 42,925 km² | 64,594 km² |
| Population | 6,009,169 | 1,847,785 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Riga |
| Region | Northern Europe | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Denmark sits at about 56°N and is stretched to 3.19× its true area; Latvia at 57° N is stretched to 3.35×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Denmark bigger than Latvia?
- No. Denmark is 34% smaller than Latvia. Denmark covers 42,925 km² and Latvia covers 64,594 km².
- How many times does Denmark fit into Latvia?
- About 1.5 times: Latvia has 1.5× the area of Denmark.
- Why do Denmark and Latvia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Denmark is drawn about 3.19× its true area there and Latvia about 3.35×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Denmark or Latvia?
- Denmark: 6,009,169 people against 1,847,785. Density: Denmark 140 per km², Latvia 29 per km².