Tamil Nadu is 1.87× the size of Bavaria
Tamil Nadu (state of India) covers about 131,000 km² (50,500 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.
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Tamil Nadu
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 54% of the size of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu is larger by 60,700 km² (23,400 mi²), which is 87% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tamil Nadu is about 4.26, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Tamil Nadu also has the larger population: 72.1 million against 13.0 million, 5.53× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 186 in Bavaria: Tamil Nadu is 2.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,410 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu at 11°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.20× the size of Tamil Nadu, when Tamil Nadu is 1.87× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Tamil Nadu and Bavaria cover 201,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 60,700 km², is about the size of Latvia (64,600 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Tamil Nadu would have 24.3 million people (it has 72.1 million). At Tamil Nadu's density, Bavaria would have 38.7 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 37.9° of latitude, about 4,220 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% 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 38° of latitude (roughly 4,220 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tamil Nadu would have about 1,810 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Tamil Nadu and Bavaria would cover 201,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 85.2 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
Side by side
| Tamil Nadu | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 130,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 36in India | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 36in India | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 552 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Chennai | Munich |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 14°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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