DR Congo vs India
India is 40% larger than DR Congo.
DR CongoIndiaDR Congo moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.71×
DR Congo is 0.71× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 1.4× the size of DR Congo.
| DR Congo | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,344,858 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 112,832,473 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 48 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Kinshasa | New Delhi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 9 | 7 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. DR Congo sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 DR Congo bigger than India?
- No. DR Congo is 29% smaller than India. DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does DR Congo fit into India?
- About 1.4 times: India has 1.4× the area of DR Congo.
- Why do DR Congo and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. DR Congo is drawn about 1.0× 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, DR Congo or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 112,832,473. Density: DR Congo 48 per km², India 445 per km².