Bavaria is 1.08× the size of Nuevo León
Bavaria (state of Germany) covers about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²) and Nuevo León (state of Mexico) about 65,000 km² (25,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 70,000km²Bavaria
- 65,000km²Nuevo León
100 km
- Bavaria
- Nuevo León
What fits
- Nuevo León is 93% of the size of Bavaria.
- Bavaria is larger by 5,040 km² (1,950 mi²), which is 7.8% of the area of Nuevo León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bavaria is about 2.28, Nuevo León about 2.12.
How they differ
- Bavaria also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 5.2 million, 2.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 80 in Nuevo León: Bavaria is 2.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,310 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bavaria at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Nuevo León at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Bavaria as 2.03× the size of Nuevo León instead of 1.08×.
- Together Bavaria and Nuevo León cover 135,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,040 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Nuevo León's density, Bavaria would have 5.6 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Bavaria's density, Nuevo León would have 12.1 million (it has 5.2 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 23.4° of latitude, about 2,600 km, farther north than Nuevo León'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.
- Nuevo León is the 13th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,600 km) north of Nuevo León.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bavaria would have about 5,370 m² and each person in Nuevo León about 12,520 m².
- Laid side by side, Bavaria and Nuevo León would cover 135,000 km², about the same size as Bangladesh.
- Together they have 18.2 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| Bavaria | Nuevo León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² | 65,000 km²25,100 mi² |
| Official area | 70,600 km²Wikidata | 64,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 16in Germany | 13th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 5.2 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 16in Germany | 8th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 186 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Munich | Monterrey |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 51°N | 23°N to 28°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 64,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 65,000 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