South Carolina is 1.14× the size of Bavaria
South Carolina (state of the United States) covers about 80,200 km² (31,000 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.
- 80,200km²South Carolina
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- South Carolina
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 87% of the size of South Carolina.
- South Carolina is larger by 10,100 km² (3,910 mi²), which is 14% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Carolina is about 2.61, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- South Carolina is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 5.1 million, 2.55× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 64 in South Carolina: Bavaria is 2.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,390 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than South Carolina: South Carolina at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.39× the size of South Carolina, when South Carolina is 1.14× the size of Bavaria.
- Together South Carolina and Bavaria cover 150,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 2.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,100 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, South Carolina would have 14.9 million people (it has 5.1 million). At South Carolina's density, Bavaria would have 4.5 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 15.0° of latitude, about 1,670 km, farther north than South Carolina's.
- South Carolina is the 40th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 19th 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 15° of latitude (roughly 1,670 km) north of South Carolina.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Carolina would have about 15,660 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, South Carolina and Bavaria would cover 150,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 18.2 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| South Carolina | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 80,200 km²31,000 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 82,900 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 40th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 64 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Columbia | Munich |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 80,200 km² is 3.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 82,900 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