Austria vs India
India is 39.2 times larger than Austria. Austria would fit into India about 39 times.
AustriaIndiaAustria moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Austria is 0.03× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 39.2× the size of Austria.
| Austria | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | New Delhi |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to India. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than India?
- No. Austria is 39.2 times smaller than India. Austria covers 83,879 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into India?
- About 39 times: India has 39.2× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and India about 1.18×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to India. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², India 445 per km².