Zacatecas is 1.07× the size of Bavaria
Zacatecas (state of Mexico) covers about 74,700 km² (28,900 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.
- 74,700km²Zacatecas
- 70,000km²Bavaria
100 km
- Zacatecas
- Bavaria
What fits
- Bavaria is 94% of the size of Zacatecas.
- Zacatecas is larger by 4,700 km² (1,820 mi²), which is 6.7% of the area of Bavaria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Zacatecas is about 2.44, Bavaria about 2.28.
How they differ
- Zacatecas is larger, but Bavaria has the larger population: 13.0 million against 1.7 million, 7.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 23 in Zacatecas: Bavaria is 8.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,680 km apart.
- On a standard web map Bavaria looks larger than Zacatecas: Zacatecas at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Bavaria at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.83× the size of Zacatecas, when Zacatecas is 1.07× the size of Bavaria.
- Together Zacatecas and Bavaria cover 145,000 km², close to the size of Suriname (145,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,700 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Bavaria's density, Zacatecas would have 13.9 million people (it has 1.7 million). At Zacatecas's density, Bavaria would have 1.6 million (it has 13.0 million).
- Bavaria's centre is 25.6° of latitude, about 2,850 km, farther north than Zacatecas's.
- Zacatecas is the 8th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.8% of its area; it is the 26th 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 26° of latitude (roughly 2,850 km) north of Zacatecas.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Zacatecas would have about 44,190 m² and each person in Bavaria about 5,370 m².
- Laid side by side, Zacatecas and Bavaria would cover 145,000 km², about the same size as Suriname.
- Together they have 14.7 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.
Side by side
| Zacatecas | Bavaria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 74,700 km²28,900 mi² | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² |
| Official area | 75,500 km²Wikidata | 70,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 32in Mexico | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Population | 1.7 millionWikidata, 2015 | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 32in Mexico | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Density | 23 per km² | 186 per km² |
| Capital | Zacatecas | Munich |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 25°N | 47°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 75,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 74,700 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