Indiana is 1.35× the size of Bavaria
Indiana (state of the United States) covers about 94,300 km² (36,400 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.
- 94,300km²Indiana
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Indiana
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 74% of the size of Indiana.
- Indiana is larger by 24,300 km² (9,390 mi²), which is 35% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indiana is about 3.08, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Indiana is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 6.8 million, 1.92× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 72 in Indiana: Bavaria is 2.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,270 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Indiana: Indiana at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.01× the size of Indiana, when Indiana is 1.35× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Indiana and Bavaria cover 164,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 24,300 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Indiana would have 17.6 million people (it has 6.8 million). At Indiana's density, Bavaria would have 5.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 9.0° of latitude, about 1,000 km, farther north than Indiana's.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th 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 1,000 km) north of Indiana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indiana would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Indiana and Bavaria would cover 164,000 km², 1.05× the size of Tunisia.
- Together they have 19.8 million people, about as many people as Zambia.
Side by side
| Indiana | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 94,300 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 72 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Indianapolis | Munich |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 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