Baden-Württemberg is 1.13× the size of Catalonia

Baden-Württemberg (state of Germany) covers about 36,100 km² (13,900 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

36,100km²Baden-Württemberg
32,000km²Catalonia

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Baden-Württemberg
Catalonia

What fits

Catalonia is 89% of the size of Baden-Württemberg.
Baden-Württemberg is larger by 4,150 km² (1,600 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Catalonia.
Measured in Belgiums: Baden-Württemberg is about 1.18, Catalonia about 1.04.

How they differ

Baden-Württemberg also has the larger population: 11.1 million against 8.0 million, 1.38× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 307 in Baden-Württemberg against 251 in Catalonia: Baden-Württemberg is 1.22× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 953 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Baden-Württemberg at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Catalonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Baden-Württemberg as 1.43× the size of Catalonia instead of 1.13×.
Together Baden-Württemberg and Catalonia cover 68,100 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 2.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 4,150 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
At Catalonia's density, Baden-Württemberg would have 9.1 million people (it has 11.1 million). At Baden-Württemberg's density, Catalonia would have 9.8 million (it has 8.0 million).
Baden-Württemberg's centre is 6.7° of latitude, about 750 km, farther north than Catalonia's.
Baden-Württemberg is the 3rd largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 10% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Baden-Württemberg lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 750 km) north of Catalonia.
Shared out evenly, each person in Baden-Württemberg would have about 3,250 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
Laid side by side, Baden-Württemberg and Catalonia would cover 68,100 km², about the same size as Ireland.
Together they have 19.1 million people, about as many people as Romania.

Side by side

	Baden-Württemberg	Catalonia
Is a	StateGermany	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	36,100 km²13,900 mi²	32,000 km²12,300 mi²
Official area	35,800 km²Wikidata	31,900 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	3rd of 16in Germany	6th of 19in Spain
Population	11.1 millionWikidata, 2022	8.0 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	3rd of 16in Germany	2nd of 19in Spain
Density	307 per km²	251 per km²
Capital	Stuttgart	Barcelona
Latitude range	48°N to 50°N	41°N to 43°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 35,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,100 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Catalonia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
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

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