Comoros is 1.13× the size of Delhi
Comoros (Africa) covers about 1,670 km² (646 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,670km²Comoros
- 1,480km²Delhi
50 km
- Comoros
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi is 89% of the size of Comoros.
- Comoros is larger by 190 km² (73.3 mi²), which is 13% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Comoros is about 0.05, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Comoros is larger, but Delhi has the larger population: 16.8 million against 902,000, 18.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 540 in Comoros: Delhi is 21.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,760 km apart.
- On a standard web map Delhi looks larger than Comoros: Comoros at 12°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Delhi as 1.10× the size of Comoros, when Comoros is 1.13× the size of Delhi.
- Together Comoros and Delhi cover 3,150 km², close to the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km², 5.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 190 km², is about the size of Aruba (170 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Comoros would have 18.9 million people (it has 902,000). At Comoros's density, Delhi would have 800,000 (it has 16.8 million).
- Delhi's centre is 40.5° of latitude, about 4,510 km, farther north than Comoros's.
- Comoros ranks 183rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,510 km) north of Comoros, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Comoros would have about 1,850 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Comoros and Delhi would cover 3,150 km², 1.13× the size of Samoa.
- Together they have 17.7 million people, about as many people as Malawi.
- Comoros is drawn from 64 points and Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Delhi would rank 183rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Comoros | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,670 km²646 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 2,030 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 182nd of 239worldwide | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 902,000Wikidata, 2022 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 163rd of 237worldwide | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 540 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Moroni | – |
| Latitude range | 12°S to 11°S | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,670 km² is 18% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,030 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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