Angola vs India
India is 2.64 times larger than Angola. Angola would fit into India about 2.6 times.
AngolaIndiaAngola moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.38×
Angola is 0.38× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 2.64× the size of Angola.
| Angola | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than India?
- No. Angola is 2.64 times smaller than India. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Angola fit into India?
- About 2.6 times: India has 2.64× the area of Angola.
- Why do Angola and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 39,040,039. Density: Angola 31 per km², India 445 per km².