Veracruz is 1.01× the size of Bavaria
Veracruz (state of Mexico) covers about 71,000 km² (27,400 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.
- 71,000km²Veracruz
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Veracruz
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 99% of the size of Veracruz.
- Veracruz is larger by 942 km² (364 mi²), which is 1.3% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Veracruz is about 2.31, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Veracruz is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 8.1 million, 1.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 114 in Veracruz: Bavaria is 1.63× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,620 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Veracruz: Veracruz at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 2.04× the size of Veracruz, when Veracruz is 1.01× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Veracruz and Bavaria cover 141,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 942 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Veracruz would have 13.2 million people (it has 8.1 million). At Veracruz's density, Bavaria would have 8.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 29.6° of latitude, about 3,290 km, farther north than Veracruz's.
- Veracruz is the 12th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.6% 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 30° of latitude (roughly 3,290 km) north of Veracruz.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Veracruz would have about 8,750 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Veracruz and Bavaria would cover 141,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
- Together they have 21.2 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
Side by side
| Veracruz | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 71,000 km²27,400 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 71,800 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 32in Mexico | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 8.1 millionWikidata, 2015 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 32in Mexico | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 114 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Xalapa | Munich |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 22°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 71,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 71,000 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