Balearic Islands is 1.50× the size of Goa
Balearic Islands (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 5,120 km² (1,980 mi²) and Goa (state of India) about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,120km²Balearic Islands
- 3,420km²Goa
50 km
- Balearic Islands
- Goa
What fits
- Goa is 67% of the size of Balearic Islands.
- Balearic Islands is larger by 1,700 km² (655 mi²), which is 50% of the area of Goa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Balearic Islands is about 0.17, Goa about 0.11.
How they differ
- Balearic Islands is larger, but Goa has the larger population: 1.5 million against 1.2 million, 1.24× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 426 in Goa against 230 in Balearic Islands: Goa is 1.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,320 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Balearic Islands at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Goa at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Balearic Islands as 2.34× the size of Goa instead of 1.50×.
- Together Balearic Islands and Goa cover 8,540 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 17% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,700 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Goa's density, Balearic Islands would have 2.2 million people (it has 1.2 million). At Balearic Islands's density, Goa would have 787,000 (it has 1.5 million).
- Balearic Islands's centre is 24.2° of latitude, about 2,690 km, farther north than Goa's.
- Balearic Islands is the 17th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Goa is the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Balearic Islands lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,690 km) north of Goa.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Balearic Islands would have about 4,350 m² and each person in Goa about 2,350 m².
- Laid side by side, Balearic Islands and Goa would cover 8,540 km², 85% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 2.6 million people, about as many people as Qatar.
Side by side
| Balearic Islands | Goa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 5,120 km²1,980 mi² | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
| Official area | 4,990 km²Wikidata | 3,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 19in Spain | 31st of 36in India |
| Population | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 12th of 19in Spain | 27th of 36in India |
| Density | 230 per km² | 426 per km² |
| Capital | Palma | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 40°N | 15°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,120 km² is 2.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 4,990 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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