Arkansas is 1.96× the size of Bavaria
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 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.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Arkansas
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 51% of the size of Arkansas.
- Arkansas is larger by 67,500 km² (26,100 mi²), which is 96% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Arkansas is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 3.0 million, 4.33× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 22 in Arkansas: Bavaria is 8.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,050 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Arkansas as 1.26× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.96×.
- Together Arkansas and Bavaria cover 208,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 67,500 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Arkansas would have 25.6 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Bavaria would have 1.5 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 14.0° of latitude, about 1,560 km, farther north than Arkansas's.
- Arkansas is the 27th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 37th 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 14° of latitude (roughly 1,560 km) north of Arkansas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Bavaria would cover 208,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 16.1 million people, 95% as many people as Senegal.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 22 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | Munich |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 138,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 138,000 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