Bihar is 1.04× the size of Portugal
Bihar (state of India) covers about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²) and Portugal (Europe) about 91,400 km² (35,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 94,700km²Bihar
- 91,400km²Portugal
500 km
- Bihar
- Portugal
What fits
- Portugal is 97% of the size of Bihar.
- Bihar is larger by 3,300 km² (1,270 mi²), which is 3.6% of the area of Portugal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bihar is about 3.09, Portugal about 2.98.
How they differ
- Bihar also has the larger population: 103.8 million against 10.3 million, 10.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 113 in Portugal: Bihar is 9.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,560 km apart.
- On a standard web map Portugal looks larger than Bihar: Bihar at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Portugal at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Portugal as 1.32× the size of Bihar, when Bihar is 1.04× the size of Portugal.
- Together Bihar and Portugal cover 186,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,300 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Portugal's density, Bihar would have 10.7 million people (it has 103.8 million). At Bihar's density, Portugal would have 100.2 million (it has 10.3 million).
- Portugal's centre is 13.9° of latitude, about 1,550 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.
- Portugal ranks 112th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Portugal lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,550 km) north of Bihar.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bihar would have about 910 m² and each person in Portugal about 8,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Bihar and Portugal would cover 186,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 114.2 million people, about as many people as Egypt.
- Counted as a country, Bihar would rank 110th by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Bihar | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² | 91,400 km²35,300 mi² |
| Official area | 94,200 km²Wikidata | 92,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 36in India | 111th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 | 10.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 3rd of 36in India | 90th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1,096 per km² | 113 per km² |
| Capital | Patna | Lisbon |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 28°N | 30°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. 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 92,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 91,400 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