Illinois is 2.14× the size of Bavaria
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 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.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Illinois
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria fits inside Illinois about 2.14 times by area.
- Illinois is larger by 80,100 km² (30,900 mi²), which is 114% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Illinois is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 12.8 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 85 in Illinois: Bavaria is 2.18× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,430 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Illinois as 1.58× the size of Bavaria instead of 2.14×.
- Together Illinois and Bavaria cover 220,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 3.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 80,100 km², is about the size of Czechia (78,800 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Illinois would have 28.0 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Bavaria would have 6.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 8.8° of latitude, about 980 km, farther north than Illinois's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th 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 9° of latitude (roughly 982 km) north of Illinois.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Bavaria would cover 220,000 km², 97% of the size of Laos.
- Together they have 25.9 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Illinois | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 85 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Munich |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 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