Comoros vs India
India is 1,616 times larger than Comoros. Comoros would fit into India about 1616 times.
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Comoros is 0.0× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 1,616× the size of Comoros.
| Comoros | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,034 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 882,847 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 434 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Moroni | New Delhi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Comoros sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Comoros bigger than India?
- No. Comoros is 1,616 times smaller than India. Comoros covers 2,034 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Comoros fit into India?
- About 1616 times: India has 1,616× the area of Comoros.
- Why do Comoros and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Comoros is drawn about 1.04× 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, Comoros or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 882,847. Density: Comoros 434 per km², India 445 per km².