Alabama is 1.91× the size of Bavaria
Alabama (state of the United States) covers about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²) and Bavaria (state of Germany) about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 134,000km²Alabama
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Alabama
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 52% of the size of Alabama.
- Alabama is larger by 63,800 km² (24,600 mi²), which is 91% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alabama is about 4.36, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Alabama is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 5.0 million, 2.60× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 38 in Alabama: Bavaria is 4.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,870 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alabama at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Alabama as 1.17× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.91×.
- Together Alabama and Bavaria cover 204,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 63,800 km², is about the size of Latvia (64,600 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Alabama would have 24.9 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Alabama's density, Bavaria would have 2.6 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 16.2° of latitude, about 1,800 km, farther north than Alabama's.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria is the largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 20% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,800 km) north of Alabama.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alabama would have about 26,640 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Alabama and Bavaria would cover 204,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 18.1 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| Alabama | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 136,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 29th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 38 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Montgomery | Munich |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 35°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 70,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,000 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