Australia vs India
Australia is 2.34 times larger than India. India would fit into Australia about 2.3 times.
AustraliaIndiaAustralia moved onto India · Equal-area projection
2.34×
Australia is 2.34× the area of India.
| Australia | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 7,692,024 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 27,614,411 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 3.6 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Canberra | New Delhi |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Australia sits at about 26°S and is stretched to 1.23× 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 Australia bigger than India?
- Yes. Australia is 2.34 times larger than India. Australia covers 7,692,024 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does India fit into Australia?
- About 2.3 times: Australia has 2.34× the area of India.
- Why do Australia and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Australia is drawn about 1.23× 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, Australia or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 27,614,411. Density: Australia 3.6 per km², India 445 per km².