Austria is 1.20× the size of Bavaria
Austria (Europe) covers about 84,000 km² (32,400 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.
- 84,000km²Austria
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Austria
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 83% of the size of Austria.
- Austria is larger by 14,000 km² (5,390 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Austria is about 2.74, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Austria is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 9.0 million, 1.45× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 107 in Austria: Bavaria is 1.74× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 249 km apart.
- Together Austria and Bavaria cover 154,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 1.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 14,000 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Austria would have 15.6 million people (it has 9.0 million). At Austria's density, Bavaria would have 7.5 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 1.3° of latitude, about 150 km, farther north than Austria's.
- Austria ranks 116th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 48°N and 49°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Austria would have about 9,350 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Austria and Bavaria would cover 154,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 22.0 million people, about as many people as Mali.
- Counted as a country, Bavaria would rank 121st by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Austria | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 83,900 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 115th of 239worldwide | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 98th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 107 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Munich |
| Latitude range | 46°N to 49°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 84,000 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 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