Bavaria is 1.12× the size of West Virginia
Bavaria (state of Germany) covers about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²) and West Virginia (state of the United States) about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 70,000km²Bavaria
- 62,700km²West Virginia
100 km
- Bavaria
- West Virginia
What fits
- West Virginia is 90% of the size of Bavaria.
- Bavaria is larger by 7,290 km² (2,810 mi²), which is 12% of the area of West Virginia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bavaria is about 2.28, West Virginia about 2.05.
How they differ
- Bavaria also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 1.8 million, 7.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 29 in West Virginia: Bavaria is 6.51× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,020 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bavaria at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.58× the size of West Virginia instead of 1.12×.
- Together Bavaria and West Virginia cover 133,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,290 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At West Virginia's density, Bavaria would have 2.0 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Bavaria's density, West Virginia would have 11.7 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 10.3° of latitude, about 1,140 km, farther north than West Virginia'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.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,140 km) north of West Virginia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bavaria would have about 5,370 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Bavaria and West Virginia would cover 133,000 km², about the same size as Greece.
- Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Bavaria | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² |
| Official area | 70,600 km²Wikidata | 62,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 16in Germany | 41st of 51in the United States |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 16in Germany | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 186 per km² | 29 per km² |
| Capital | Munich | Charleston |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 51°N | 37°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. 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 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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