China vs India
China is 2.92 times larger than India. India would fit into China about 2.9 times.
ChinaIndiaChina moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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China is 2.92× the area of India.
| China | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,596,961 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 1,406,585,000 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 147 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Beijing | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 17 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. China sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.56× 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 China bigger than India?
- Yes. China is 2.92 times larger than India. China covers 9,596,961 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does India fit into China?
- About 2.9 times: China has 2.92× the area of India.
- Why do China and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. China is drawn about 1.56× 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, China or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 1,406,585,000. Density: China 147 per km², India 445 per km².