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Central African Republic vs India

India is 5.28 times larger than Central African Republic. Central African Republic would fit into India about 5.3 times.

Central African RepublicIndiaCentral African Republic moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Central African Republic is 0.19× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 5.28× the size of Central African Republic.
Central African RepublicIndia
Area622,984 km²3,287,263 km²
Population5,513,2821,463,865,525
Density8.8 / km²445 / km²
CapitalBanguiNew Delhi
RegionMiddle AfricaSouthern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours67

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Central African Republic sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.01× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Central African Republic bigger than India?
No. Central African Republic is 5.28 times smaller than India. Central African Republic covers 622,984 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
How many times does Central African Republic fit into India?
About 5.3 times: India has 5.28× the area of Central African Republic.
Why do Central African Republic and India look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Central African Republic is drawn about 1.01× 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, Central African Republic or India?
India: 1,463,865,525 people against 5,513,282. Density: Central African Republic 8.8 per km², India 445 per km².
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