Bahia is 4.82× the size of Benin
Bahia (state of Brazil) covers about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²) and Benin (Africa) about 116,000 km² (44,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 560,000km²Bahia
- 116,000km²Benin
200 km
- Bahia
- Benin
What fits
- Benin fits inside Bahia about 4.82 times by area.
- Bahia is larger by 444,000 km² (171,000 mi²), which is 382% of the area of Benin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bahia is about 18.3, Benin about 3.79.
How they differ
- Bahia also has the larger population: 14.1 million against 14.1 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 122 in Benin against 25 in Bahia: Benin is 4.81× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,450 km apart.
- Together Bahia and Benin cover 676,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 1.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 444,000 km², is about the size of Sweden (446,000 km²).
- At Benin's density, Bahia would have 68.1 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Bahia's density, Benin would have 2.9 million (it has 14.1 million).
- Benin's centre is 22.1° of latitude, about 2,460 km, farther north than Bahia's.
- Bahia is the 5th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.6% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Benin ranks 103rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Benin lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,460 km) north of Bahia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bahia would have about 39,600 m² and each person in Benin about 8,230 m².
- Laid side by side, Bahia and Benin would cover 676,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 28.3 million people, about as many people as Yemen.
- Counted as a country, Bahia would rank 49th by area and 76th by population.
Side by side
| Bahia | Benin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² |
| Official area | 566,000 km²Wikidata | 115,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 27in Brazil | 102nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 27in Brazil | 76th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 25 per km² | 122 per km² |
| Capital | Salvador | Porto-Novo; Cotonou |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 9°S | 6°N to 12°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 566,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 560,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 115,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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