Castile and León and Bihar are almost exactly the same size
Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²) and Bihar (state of India) about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 94,800km²Castile and León
- 94,700km²Bihar
100 km
- Castile and León
- Bihar
What fits
- Bihar is 100% of the size of Castile and León.
- The measured areas differ by 92.9 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Castile and León is about 3.09, Bihar about 3.09.
How they differ
- Castile and León is larger, but Bihar has the larger population: 103.8 million against 2.4 million, 43.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 25 in Castile and León: Bihar is 43.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,170 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Castile and León at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Bihar at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Castile and León as 1.46× the size of Bihar instead of 1.00×.
- Together Castile and León and Bihar cover 189,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 1.9% smaller).
- At Bihar's density, Castile and León would have 103.9 million people (it has 2.4 million). At Castile and León's density, Bihar would have 2.4 million (it has 103.8 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 16.1° of latitude, about 1,790 km, farther north than Bihar's.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- 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.
- Castile and León lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,790 km) north of Bihar.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Castile and León would have about 39,690 m² and each person in Bihar about 910 m².
- Laid side by side, Castile and León and Bihar would cover 189,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 106.2 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Side by side
| Castile and León | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 94,200 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 19in Spain | 12th of 36in India |
| Population | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 19in Spain | 3rd of 36in India |
| Density | 25 per km² | 1,096 per km² |
| Capital | – | Patna |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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