Chongqing is 1.18× the size of Bavaria
Chongqing (municipality of China) covers about 82,400 km² (31,800 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.
- 82,400km²Chongqing
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Chongqing
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 85% of the size of Chongqing.
- Chongqing is larger by 12,300 km² (4,760 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chongqing is about 2.69, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Chongqing also has the larger population: 32.1 million against 13.0 million, 2.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 389 in Chongqing against 186 in Bavaria: Chongqing is 2.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,970 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Chongqing: Chongqing at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.48× the size of Chongqing, when Chongqing is 1.18× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Chongqing and Bavaria cover 152,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,300 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Chongqing would have 15.3 million people (it has 32.1 million). At Chongqing's density, Bavaria would have 27.3 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 18.9° of latitude, about 2,100 km, farther north than Chongqing's.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th 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 19° of latitude (roughly 2,100 km) north of Chongqing.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chongqing would have about 2,570 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Chongqing and Bavaria would cover 152,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 45.1 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
Side by side
| Chongqing | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 82,400 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 31in China | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 31in China | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 389 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | – | Munich |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 32°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 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