West Bengal is 1.23× the size of Bavaria
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 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.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- West Bengal
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 81% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 16,300 km² (6,310 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 13.0 million, 7.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 186 in Bavaria: West Bengal is 5.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,080 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.57× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.23× the size of Bavaria.
- Together West Bengal and Bavaria cover 156,000 km², close to the size of Tunisia (157,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 16,300 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, West Bengal would have 16.1 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Bavaria would have 74.0 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 25.1° of latitude, about 2,800 km, farther north than West Bengal's.
- West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th 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 25° of latitude (roughly 2,800 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Bavaria would cover 156,000 km², about the same size as Tunisia.
- Together they have 104.3 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Munich |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 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