Bavaria is 1.01× the size of Ireland
Bavaria (state of Germany) covers about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 70,000km²Bavaria
- 69,400km²Ireland
100 km
- Bavaria
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 99% of the size of Bavaria.
- Bavaria is larger by 579 km² (223 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bavaria is about 2.28, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Bavaria also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 5.1 million, 2.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 74 in Ireland: Bavaria is 2.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,440 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Bavaria: Bavaria at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.19× the size of Bavaria, when Bavaria is 1.01× the size of Ireland.
- Together Bavaria and Ireland cover 139,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- At Ireland's density, Bavaria would have 5.2 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Bavaria's density, Ireland would have 12.9 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 4.2° of latitude, about 470 km, farther north than Bavaria's.
- 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.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 471 km) north of Bavaria.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bavaria would have about 5,370 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Bavaria and Ireland would cover 139,000 km², about the same size as Bangladesh.
- Together they have 18.2 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
- Counted as a country, Bavaria would rank 121st by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Bavaria | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 70,600 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 16in Germany | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 16in Germany | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 186 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Munich | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 51°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 70,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 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