Ohio is 1.66× the size of Bavaria
Ohio (state of the United States) covers about 116,000 km² (44,800 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.
- 116,000km²Ohio
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Ohio
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 60% of the size of Ohio.
- Ohio is larger by 46,000 km² (17,800 mi²), which is 66% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ohio is about 3.78, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Ohio is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 11.8 million, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 102 in Ohio: Bavaria is 1.83× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,010 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ohio at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Ohio as 1.23× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.66×.
- Together Ohio and Bavaria cover 186,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 46,000 km², is about the size of Estonia (45,800 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Ohio would have 21.6 million people (it has 11.8 million). At Ohio's density, Bavaria would have 7.1 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 8.5° of latitude, about 950 km, farther north than Ohio's.
- Ohio is the 34th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 11th 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 948 km) north of Ohio.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ohio would have about 9,830 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Ohio and Bavaria would cover 186,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 24.8 million people, 1.04× as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Ohio | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 116,000 km²44,800 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 116,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 34th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 102 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Columbus | 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 116,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 116,000 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