Algeria vs India
India is 38% larger than Algeria.
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Algeria is 0.72× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 1.38× the size of Algeria.
| Algeria | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | New Delhi |
| Region | Northern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× its true area; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Algeria bigger than India?
- No. Algeria is 28% smaller than India. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Algeria fit into India?
- About 1.4 times: India has 1.38× the area of Algeria.
- Why do Algeria and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× its true area there and India about 1.18×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Algeria or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 47,435,312. Density: Algeria 20 per km², India 445 per km².