Belarus is 1.08× the size of Karnataka
Belarus (Europe) covers about 207,000 km² (80,100 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 207,000km²Belarus
- 192,000km²Karnataka
200 km
- Belarus
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 92% of the size of Belarus.
- Belarus is larger by 15,700 km² (6,050 mi²), which is 8.2% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Belarus is about 6.77, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Belarus is larger, but Karnataka has the larger population: 61.1 million against 9.1 million, 6.75× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 44 in Belarus: Karnataka is 7.30× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Belarus at 54°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Karnataka at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Belarus as 2.86× the size of Karnataka instead of 1.08×.
- Together Belarus and Karnataka cover 399,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 15,700 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Belarus would have 66.1 million people (it has 9.1 million). At Belarus's density, Karnataka would have 8.4 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Belarus's centre is 38.8° of latitude, about 4,320 km, farther north than Karnataka's.
- Belarus ranks 86th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Belarus lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,320 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Belarus would have about 22,910 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Belarus and Karnataka would cover 399,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 70.2 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Karnataka would rank 88th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| Belarus | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 207,000 km²80,100 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 208,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 85th of 239worldwide | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 9.1 millionWikidata, 2026 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 97th of 237worldwide | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 44 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Minsk | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 56°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2026 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 208,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 207,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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