Bihar and Indiana are almost exactly the same size
Bihar (state of India) covers about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²) and Indiana (state of the United States) about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 94,700km²Bihar
- 94,300km²Indiana
100 km
- Bihar
- Indiana
What fits
- Indiana is 100% of the size of Bihar.
- The measured areas differ by 357 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bihar is about 3.09, Indiana about 3.08.
How they differ
- Bihar also has the larger population: 103.8 million against 6.8 million, 15.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 72 in Indiana: Bihar is 15.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Indiana looks larger than Bihar: Bihar at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Indiana at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Indiana as 1.38× the size of Bihar, when Bihar is 1.00× the size of Indiana.
- Together Bihar and Indiana cover 189,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 1.6% smaller).
- At Indiana's density, Bihar would have 6.8 million people (it has 103.8 million). At Bihar's density, Indiana would have 103.4 million (it has 6.8 million).
- Indiana's centre is 14.2° of latitude, about 1,580 km, farther north than Bihar's.
- Bihar is the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Indiana lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,580 km) north of Bihar.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bihar would have about 910 m² and each person in Indiana about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Bihar and Indiana would cover 189,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 110.6 million people, about as many people as the Philippines.
Side by side
| Bihar | Indiana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² |
| Official area | 94,200 km²Wikidata | 94,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 36in India | 38th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 36in India | 17th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 1,096 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Patna | Indianapolis |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 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