Bremen is 2.38× the size of Washington, D.C.

What fits

• Washington, D.C. fits inside Bremen about 2.38 times by area.
• Bremen is larger by 224 km² (86.3 mi²), which is 138% of the area of Washington, D.C.
• Measured in Belgiums: Bremen is about 0.01, Washington, D.C. about 0.01.

How they differ

• Bremen also has the larger population: 693,000 against 690,000, 1.01× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 4,251 in Washington, D.C. against 1,797 in Bremen: Washington, D.C. is 2.37× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 6,390 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bremen at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Washington, D.C. at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Bremen as 4.01× the size of Washington, D.C. instead of 2.38×.
• The gap between them, 224 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
• At Washington, D.C.'s density, Bremen would have 1.6 million people (it has 693,000). At Bremen's density, Washington, D.C. would have 292,000 (it has 690,000).
• Bremen's centre is 14.3° of latitude, about 1,590 km, farther north than Washington, D.C.'s.
• Bremen is the 16th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
• Washington, D.C. is the 51st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Bremen lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,590 km) north of Washington, D.C.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Bremen would have about 560 m² and each person in Washington, D.C. about 240 m².
• Laid side by side, Bremen and Washington, D.C. would cover 548 km², 95% of the size of Isle of Man.
• Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as Estonia.
• Bremen is drawn from 43 points and Washington, D.C. is drawn from 10 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 386 km² is 8.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 419 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 162 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.

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