Bihar is 1.35× the size of Bavaria

Bihar (state of India) covers about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²) and Bavaria (state of Germany) about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

94,700km²Bihar
70,000km²Bavaria

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Bihar
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What fits

Bavaria is 74% of the size of Bihar.
Bihar is larger by 24,700 km² (9,520 mi²), which is 35% of the area of Bavaria.
Measured in Belgiums: Bihar is about 3.09, Bavaria about 2.28.

How they differ

Bihar also has the larger population: 103.8 million against 13.0 million, 7.96× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 186 in Bavaria: Bihar is 5.89× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,760 km apart.
On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Bihar: Bihar at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.39× the size of Bihar, when Bihar is 1.35× the size of Bavaria.
Together Bihar and Bavaria cover 165,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
The gap between them, 24,700 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
At Bavaria's density, Bihar would have 17.6 million people (it has 103.8 million). At Bihar's density, Bavaria would have 76.8 million (it has 13.0 million).
Bavaria's centre is 23.3° of latitude, about 2,590 km, farther north than Bihar's.
Bihar is the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
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.
Bavaria lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,590 km) north of Bihar.
Shared out evenly, each person in Bihar would have about 910 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
Laid side by side, Bihar and Bavaria would cover 165,000 km², 1.05× the size of Tunisia.
Together they have 116.8 million people, about as many people as Egypt.

Side by side

	Bihar	Bavaria
Is a	StateIndia	StateGermany
Area, measured	94,700 km²36,600 mi²	70,000 km²27,000 mi²
Official area	94,200 km²Wikidata	70,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 36in India	1st of 16in Germany
Population	103.8 millionWikidata, 2011	13.0 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	3rd of 36in India	2nd of 16in Germany
Density	1,096 per km²	186 per km²
Capital	Patna	Munich
Latitude range	24°N to 28°N	47°N to 51°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 70,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,000 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

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