Argentina vs India
India is 18% larger than Argentina.
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Argentina is 0.85× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 1.18× the size of Argentina.
| Argentina | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,780,400 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 45,851,378 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Buenos Aires | New Delhi |
| Region | South America | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Argentina sits at about 35°S and is stretched to 1.48× 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 Argentina bigger than India?
- No. Argentina is 15% smaller than India. Argentina covers 2,780,400 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Argentina fit into India?
- About 1.2 times: India has 1.18× the area of Argentina.
- Why do Argentina and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Argentina is drawn about 1.48× 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, Argentina or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 45,851,378. Density: Argentina 16 per km², India 445 per km².