Pennsylvania is 1.70× the size of Bavaria
Pennsylvania (state of the United States) covers about 119,000 km² (46,100 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.
- 119,000km²Pennsylvania
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Pennsylvania
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 59% of the size of Pennsylvania.
- Pennsylvania is larger by 49,300 km² (19,000 mi²), which is 70% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Pennsylvania is about 3.89, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Pennsylvania is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 13.0 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 109 in Pennsylvania: Bavaria is 1.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,670 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Pennsylvania at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Pennsylvania as 1.29× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.70×.
- Together Pennsylvania and Bavaria cover 189,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 49,300 km², is about the size of Slovakia (48,500 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Pennsylvania would have 22.2 million people (it has 13.0 million). At Pennsylvania's density, Bavaria would have 7.6 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 890 km, farther north than Pennsylvania's.
- Pennsylvania is the 33rd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 10th 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 8° of latitude (roughly 893 km) north of Pennsylvania.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Pennsylvania would have about 9,180 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Pennsylvania and Bavaria would cover 189,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 26.0 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Pennsylvania | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 119,000 km²46,100 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 119,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 33rd of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 109 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Harrisburg | Munich |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 119,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 119,000 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