Jiangsu is 1.43× the size of Bavaria
Jiangsu (province of China) covers about 100,000 km² (38,600 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.
- 100,000km²Jiangsu
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Jiangsu
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 70% of the size of Jiangsu.
- Jiangsu is larger by 30,100 km² (11,600 mi²), which is 43% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Jiangsu is about 3.26, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Jiangsu also has the larger population: 84.7 million against 13.0 million, 6.50× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 847 in Jiangsu against 186 in Bavaria: Jiangsu is 4.55× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,470 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Jiangsu: Jiangsu at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.14× the size of Jiangsu, when Jiangsu is 1.43× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Jiangsu and Bavaria cover 170,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 30,100 km², is about the size of Lesotho (30,100 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Jiangsu would have 18.6 million people (it has 84.7 million). At Jiangsu's density, Bavaria would have 59.3 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 16.0° of latitude, about 1,780 km, farther north than Jiangsu's.
- Jiangsu is the 25th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 4th 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 16° of latitude (roughly 1,780 km) north of Jiangsu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jiangsu would have about 1,180 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Jiangsu and Bavaria would cover 170,000 km², 96% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 97.8 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
Side by side
| Jiangsu | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 100,000 km²38,600 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 98,300 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 25th of 31in China | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 84.7 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 31in China | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 847 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Nanjing | Munich |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 35°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 98,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 100,000 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