Bavaria is 1.19× the size of Michoacán
Bavaria (state of Germany) covers about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²) and Michoacán (state of Mexico) about 58,900 km² (22,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 70,000km²Bavaria
- 58,900km²Michoacán
100 km
- Bavaria
- Michoacán
What fits
- Michoacán is 84% of the size of Bavaria.
- Bavaria is larger by 11,100 km² (4,300 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Michoacán.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bavaria is about 2.28, Michoacán about 1.92.
How they differ
- Bavaria also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 4.6 million, 2.84× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 78 in Michoacán: Bavaria is 2.39× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,990 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bavaria at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Michoacán at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Bavaria as 2.46× the size of Michoacán instead of 1.19×.
- Together Bavaria and Michoacán cover 129,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,100 km², is about the size of Qatar (11,200 km²).
- At Michoacán's density, Bavaria would have 5.5 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Bavaria's density, Michoacán would have 11.0 million (it has 4.6 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 29.7° of latitude, about 3,310 km, farther north than Michoacán'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.
- Michoacán is the 16th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria lies about 30° of latitude (roughly 3,310 km) north of Michoacán.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bavaria would have about 5,370 m² and each person in Michoacán about 12,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Bavaria and Michoacán would cover 129,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 17.6 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
Side by side
| Bavaria | Michoacán | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² | 58,900 km²22,700 mi² |
| Official area | 70,600 km²Wikidata | 58,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 16in Germany | 16th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.6 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 16in Germany | 9th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 186 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Munich | Morelia |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 51°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2015. 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 58,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 58,900 km², to within 2%.
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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