Benin vs India
India is 28.6 times larger than Benin. Benin would fit into India about 29 times.
BeninIndiaBenin moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Benin is 0.03× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 28.6× the size of Benin.
| Benin | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | New Delhi |
| Region | Western 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than India?
- No. Benin is 28.6 times smaller than India. Benin covers 114,763 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Benin fit into India?
- About 29 times: India has 28.6× the area of Benin.
- Why do Benin and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 14,814,460. Density: Benin 129 per km², India 445 per km².