Assam is 1.15× the size of Ireland
Assam (state of India) covers about 79,500 km² (30,700 mi²) and Ireland (Europe) about 69,400 km² (26,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 79,500km²Assam
- 69,400km²Ireland
200 km
- Assam
- Ireland
What fits
- Ireland is 87% of the size of Assam.
- Assam is larger by 10,100 km² (3,890 mi²), which is 15% of the area of Ireland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Assam is about 2.59, Ireland about 2.26.
How they differ
- Assam also has the larger population: 31.2 million against 5.1 million, 6.06× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 392 in Assam against 74 in Ireland: Assam is 5.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,380 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ireland looks larger than Assam: Assam at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Ireland at 53°N about 2.8×, so the map shows Ireland as 1.95× the size of Assam, when Assam is 1.15× the size of Ireland.
- Together Assam and Ireland cover 149,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 10,100 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Ireland's density, Assam would have 5.9 million people (it has 31.2 million). At Assam's density, Ireland would have 27.2 million (it has 5.1 million).
- Ireland's centre is 26.8° of latitude, about 2,980 km, farther north than Assam's.
- Assam is the 15th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ireland lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 2,980 km) north of Assam.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Assam would have about 2,550 m² and each person in Ireland about 13,490 m².
- Laid side by side, Assam and Ireland would cover 149,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 36.4 million people, about as many people as Angola.
- Counted as a country, Assam would rank 116th by area and 49th by population.
Side by side
| Assam | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 79,500 km²30,700 mi² | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² |
| Official area | 78,400 km²Wikidata | 69,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 36in India | 122nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 36in India | 123rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 392 per km² | 74 per km² |
| Capital | Dispur | Dublin |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 51°N to 55°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 78,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12