Belarus vs India
India is 15.8 times larger than Belarus. Belarus would fit into India about 16 times.
BelarusIndiaBelarus moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.06×
Belarus is 0.06× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 15.8× the size of Belarus.
| Belarus | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 207,597 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 9,085,991 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Minsk | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Belarus sits at about 54°N and is stretched to 2.83× its true area; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why Belarus 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 Belarus bigger than India?
- No. Belarus is 15.8 times smaller than India. Belarus covers 207,597 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Belarus fit into India?
- About 16 times: India has 15.8× the area of Belarus.
- Why do Belarus and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belarus is drawn about 2.83× its true area there and India about 1.18×. That is why Belarus 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, Belarus or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 9,085,991. Density: Belarus 44 per km², India 445 per km².