Durango is 1.73× the size of Bavaria
Durango (state of Mexico) covers about 121,000 km² (46,700 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.
- 121,000km²Durango
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Durango
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 58% of the size of Durango.
- Durango is larger by 51,000 km² (19,700 mi²), which is 73% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Durango is about 3.95, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Durango is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 1.8 million, 7.43× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 14 in Durango: Bavaria is 12.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,670 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Durango: Durango at 25°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.10× the size of Durango, when Durango is 1.73× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Durango and Bavaria cover 191,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 51,000 km², is about the size of Costa Rica (51,200 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Durango would have 22.5 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Durango's density, Bavaria would have 1.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 24.0° of latitude, about 2,670 km, farther north than Durango's.
- Durango is the 4th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 30th 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 24° of latitude (roughly 2,670 km) north of Durango.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Durango would have about 68,970 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Durango and Bavaria would cover 191,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Durango | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 121,000 km²46,700 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 123,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 32in Mexico | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2015 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 25th of 32in Mexico | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 14 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Victoria de Durango | Munich |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 123,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 121,000 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