Botswana vs India
India is 5.65 times larger than Botswana. Botswana would fit into India about 5.7 times.
BotswanaIndiaBotswana moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.18×
Botswana is 0.18× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 5.65× the size of Botswana.
| Botswana | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | New Delhi |
| Region | Southern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than India?
- No. Botswana is 5.65 times smaller than India. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Botswana fit into India?
- About 5.7 times: India has 5.65× the area of Botswana.
- Why do Botswana and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², India 445 per km².