French Guiana is 1.19× the size of Bavaria
French Guiana (overseas region of France) covers about 83,200 km² (32,100 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.
- 83,200km²French Guiana
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- French Guiana
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 84% of the size of French Guiana.
- French Guiana is larger by 13,200 km² (5,080 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: French Guiana is about 2.71, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- French Guiana is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 288,000, 45.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 3.5 in French Guiana: Bavaria is 53.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,850 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than French Guiana: French Guiana at 4°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.94× the size of French Guiana, when French Guiana is 1.19× the size of Bavaria.
- Together French Guiana and Bavaria cover 153,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,200 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, French Guiana would have 15.5 million people (it has 288,000). At French Guiana's density, Bavaria would have 243,000 (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 45.0° of latitude, about 5,010 km, farther north than French Guiana's.
- French Guiana is the 2nd largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 18th 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 45° of latitude (roughly 5,010 km) north of French Guiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in French Guiana would have about 288,450 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, French Guiana and Bavaria would cover 153,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 13.3 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| French Guiana | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Overseas regionFrance | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 83,200 km²32,100 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 83,500 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 18in France | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 288,000Wikidata, 2022 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 18in France | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 3.5 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Cayenne | Munich |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 83,200 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