Greenland vs India
India is 52% larger than Greenland. Greenland would fit into India about 1.5 times.
GreenlandIndiaGreenland moved onto India · Equal-area projection
0.66×
Greenland is 0.66× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 1.52× the size of Greenland.
| Greenland | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,166,086 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 56,831 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 0.03 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Nuuk | New Delhi |
| Region | Northern America | 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. Greenland sits at about 73°N and is stretched to 11.8× its true area; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to India. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Greenland bigger than India?
- No. Greenland is 34% smaller than India. Greenland covers 2,166,086 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Greenland fit into India?
- About 1.5 times: India has 1.52× the area of Greenland.
- Why do Greenland and India look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greenland is drawn about 11.8× its true area there and India about 1.18×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to India. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Greenland or India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 56,831. Density: Greenland 0.03 per km², India 445 per km².