Baden-Württemberg is 1.42× the size of Maryland

Baden-Württemberg (state of Germany) covers about 36,100 km² (13,900 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

36,100km²Baden-Württemberg
25,500km²Maryland

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Baden-Württemberg
Maryland

What fits

Maryland is 70% of the size of Baden-Württemberg.
Baden-Württemberg is larger by 10,700 km² (4,120 mi²), which is 42% of the area of Maryland.
Measured in Belgiums: Baden-Württemberg is about 1.18, Maryland about 0.83.

How they differ

Baden-Württemberg also has the larger population: 11.1 million against 6.2 million, 1.80× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 307 in Baden-Württemberg against 243 in Maryland: Baden-Württemberg is 1.27× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,600 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Baden-Württemberg at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Baden-Württemberg as 1.95× the size of Maryland instead of 1.42×.
Together Baden-Württemberg and Maryland cover 61,600 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 4.9% bigger).
The gap between them, 10,700 km², is about the size of Gambia (10,500 km²).
At Maryland's density, Baden-Württemberg would have 8.8 million people (it has 11.1 million). At Baden-Württemberg's density, Maryland would have 7.8 million (it has 6.2 million).
Baden-Württemberg's centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,050 km, farther north than Maryland'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.
Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
Baden-Württemberg lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,050 km) north of Maryland.
Shared out evenly, each person in Baden-Württemberg would have about 3,250 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
Laid side by side, Baden-Württemberg and Maryland would cover 61,600 km², 95% of the size of Latvia.
Together they have 17.3 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.

Side by side

	Baden-Württemberg	Maryland
Is a	StateGermany	StateUnited States
Area, measured	36,100 km²13,900 mi²	25,500 km²9,830 mi²
Official area	35,800 km²Wikidata	32,100 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	3rd of 16in Germany	42nd of 51in the United States
Population	11.1 millionWikidata, 2022	6.2 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	3rd of 16in Germany	18th of 51in the United States
Density	307 per km²	243 per km²
Capital	Stuttgart	Annapolis
Latitude range	48°N to 50°N	38°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 35,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 36,100 km², to within 2%.
Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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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

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