Jharkhand is 1.11× the size of Bavaria
Jharkhand (state of India) covers about 77,900 km² (30,100 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.
- 77,900km²Jharkhand
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Jharkhand
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 90% of the size of Jharkhand.
- Jharkhand is larger by 7,920 km² (3,060 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jharkhand is about 2.54, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Jharkhand also has the larger population: 33.0 million against 13.0 million, 2.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 423 in Jharkhand against 186 in Bavaria: Jharkhand is 2.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,910 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Jharkhand: Jharkhand at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.75× the size of Jharkhand, when Jharkhand is 1.11× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Jharkhand and Bavaria cover 148,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,920 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Jharkhand would have 14.5 million people (it has 33.0 million). At Jharkhand's density, Bavaria would have 29.6 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 25.3° of latitude, about 2,810 km, farther north than Jharkhand's.
- Jharkhand is the 16th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% 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 25° of latitude (roughly 2,810 km) north of Jharkhand.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jharkhand would have about 2,360 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Jharkhand and Bavaria would cover 148,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 46.0 million people, about as many people as Algeria.
Side by side
| Jharkhand | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 77,900 km²30,100 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 79,700 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 16th of 36in India | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 36in India | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 423 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Ranchi | Munich |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 25°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 77,900 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 79,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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