Kentucky is 1.49× the size of Bavaria
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 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.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 70,000km²Bavaria
200 km
- Kentucky
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 67% of the size of Kentucky.
- Kentucky is larger by 34,600 km² (13,300 mi²), which is 49% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Kentucky is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 4.5 million, 2.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 43 in Kentucky: Bavaria is 4.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Kentucky as 1.03× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.49×.
- Together Kentucky and Bavaria cover 175,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 34,600 km², is about the size of Moldova (33,200 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Kentucky would have 19.5 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Bavaria would have 3.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 11.4° of latitude, about 1,270 km, farther north than Kentucky's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd 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 11° of latitude (roughly 1,270 km) north of Kentucky.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Bavaria would cover 175,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 17.5 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 43 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Munich |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 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