Bahia is 1.63× the size of Rajasthan
Bahia (state of Brazil) covers about 560,000 km² (216,000 mi²) and Rajasthan (state of India) about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 560,000km²Bahia
- 343,000km²Rajasthan
200 km
- Bahia
- Rajasthan
What fits
- Rajasthan is 61% of the size of Bahia.
- Bahia is larger by 217,000 km² (83,800 mi²), which is 63% of the area of Rajasthan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bahia is about 18.3, Rajasthan about 11.2.
How they differ
- Bahia is larger, but Rajasthan has the larger population: 68.5 million against 14.1 million, 4.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 200 in Rajasthan against 25 in Bahia: Rajasthan is 7.91× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bahia at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Rajasthan at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Bahia as 1.37× the size of Rajasthan instead of 1.63×.
- Together Bahia and Rajasthan cover 903,000 km², close to the size of Nigeria (907,000 km², 0.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 217,000 km², is about the size of Guyana (211,000 km²).
- At Rajasthan's density, Bahia would have 111.9 million people (it has 14.1 million). At Bahia's density, Rajasthan would have 8.7 million (it has 68.5 million).
- Rajasthan's centre is 39.1° of latitude, about 4,340 km, farther north than Bahia's.
- Bahia is the 5th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.6% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Rajasthan is the largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 11% of its area; it is the 26th most densely populated of them.
- Rajasthan lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,340 km) north of Bahia, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bahia would have about 39,600 m² and each person in Rajasthan about 5,000 m².
- Laid side by side, Bahia and Rajasthan would cover 903,000 km², about the same size as Nigeria.
- Together they have 82.7 million people, about as many people as Germany.
Side by side
| Bahia | Rajasthan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 560,000 km²216,000 mi² | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² |
| Official area | 566,000 km²Wikidata | 342,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 27in Brazil | 1st of 36in India |
| Population | 14.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 27in Brazil | 7th of 36in India |
| Density | 25 per km² | 200 per km² |
| Capital | Salvador | Jaipur |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 9°S | 23°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 566,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 560,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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