Chad vs India
India is 2.56 times larger than Chad. Chad would fit into India about 2.6 times.
ChadIndiaChad moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Chad is 0.39× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 2.56× the size of Chad.
| Chad | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,284,000 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 21,003,705 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 16 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | N'Djamena | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Chad sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× 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 Chad bigger than India?
- No. Chad is 2.56 times smaller than India. Chad covers 1,284,000 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Chad fit into India?
- About 2.6 times: India has 2.56× the area of Chad.
- Why do Chad and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Chad is drawn about 1.07× 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, Chad or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 21,003,705. Density: Chad 16 per km², India 445 per km².