Australian Capital Territory is 1.58× the size of Delhi

What fits

• Delhi is 63% of the size of Australian Capital Territory.
• Australian Capital Territory is larger by 867 km² (335 mi²), which is 58% of the area of Delhi.
• Measured in Belgiums: Australian Capital Territory is about 0.08, Delhi about 0.05.

How they differ

• Australian Capital Territory is larger, but Delhi has the larger population: 16.8 million against 482,000, 34.9× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 205 in Australian Capital Territory: Delhi is 55.2× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Australian Capital Territory at 35°S is drawn about 1.5× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Australian Capital Territory as 1.84× the size of Delhi instead of 1.58×.
• Together Australian Capital Territory and Delhi cover 3,830 km², close to the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km², 2.5% bigger).
• The gap between them, 867 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
• At Delhi's density, Australian Capital Territory would have 26.6 million people (it has 482,000). At Australian Capital Territory's density, Delhi would have 304,000 (it has 16.8 million).
• Delhi's centre is 64.2° of latitude, about 7,130 km, farther north than Australian Capital Territory's.
• Australian Capital Territory is the 8th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Delhi lies about 64° of latitude (roughly 7,130 km) north of Australian Capital Territory, on the other side of the equator.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Australian Capital Territory would have about 4,880 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
• Laid side by side, Australian Capital Territory and Delhi would cover 3,830 km², about the same size as Cape Verde.
• Together they have 17.3 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.
• Australian Capital Territory is drawn from 52 points and Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Wikidata's official figure of 2,360 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,350 km², to within 2%.
• Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 km², to within 2%.

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