Tennessee is 1.56× the size of Bavaria
Tennessee (state of the United States) covers about 109,000 km² (42,200 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.
- 109,000km²Tennessee
- 70,000km²Bavaria
200 km
- Tennessee
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 64% of the size of Tennessee.
- Tennessee is larger by 39,300 km² (15,200 mi²), which is 56% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tennessee is about 3.56, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Tennessee is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 6.9 million, 1.89× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 63 in Tennessee: Bavaria is 2.94× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,590 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tennessee at 36°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Tennessee as 1.03× the size of Bavaria instead of 1.56×.
- Together Tennessee and Bavaria cover 179,000 km², close to the size of Cambodia (181,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 39,300 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Tennessee would have 20.4 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Tennessee's density, Bavaria would have 4.4 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 13.1° of latitude, about 1,450 km, farther north than Tennessee's.
- Tennessee is the 35th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 20th 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 13° of latitude (roughly 1,450 km) north of Tennessee.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tennessee would have about 15,820 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Tennessee and Bavaria would cover 179,000 km², about the same size as Cambodia.
- Together they have 19.9 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
Side by side
| Tennessee | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 109,000 km²42,200 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 109,000 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 51in the United States | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 16th of 51in the United States | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 63 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Nashville | Munich |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 37°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 109,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 109,000 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