Bahia is 1.02× the size of France
Bahia (state of Brazil) covers about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²) and France (Europe) about 548,000 km² (212,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 560,000km²Bahia
- 548,000km²France
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- Bahia
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What fits
- France is 98% of the size of Bahia.
- Bahia is larger by 12,200 km² (4,710 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bahia is about 18.3, France about 17.9.
How they differ
- Bahia is larger, but France has the larger population: 68.6 million against 14.1 million, 4.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 108 in France against 25 in Bahia: France is 4.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map France looks larger than Bahia: Bahia at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and France at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows France as 1.97× the size of Bahia, when Bahia is 1.02× the size of France.
- Together Bahia and France cover 1,108,000 km², close to the size of Ethiopia (1,127,000 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,200 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At France's density, Bahia would have 60.3 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Bahia's density, France would have 16.1 million (it has 68.6 million).
- France's centre is 59.0° of latitude, about 6,560 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.
- France ranks 50th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- France lies about 59° of latitude (roughly 6,560 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 France about 9,280 m².
- Laid side by side, Bahia and France would cover 1,108,000 km², about the same size as Ethiopia.
- Together they have 82.7 million people, about as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Bahia would rank 49th by area and 76th by population.
Side by side
| Bahia | France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² | 548,000 km²212,000 mi² |
| Official area | 566,000 km²Wikidata | 644,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 27in Brazil | 49th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 68.6 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 27in Brazil | 20th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 25 per km² | 108 per km² |
| Capital | Salvador | Paris |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 9°S | 41°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2025. 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 644,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 637,000 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