Delhi is 1.67× the size of Berlin
Delhi (union territory of India) covers about 1,480 km² (572 mi²) and Berlin (state of Germany) about 889 km² (343 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,480km²Delhi
- 889km²Berlin
10 km
- Delhi
- Berlin
What fits
- Berlin is 60% of the size of Delhi.
- Delhi is larger by 593 km² (229 mi²), which is 67% of the area of Berlin.
- Measured in Belgiums: Delhi is about 0.05, Berlin about 0.03.
How they differ
- Delhi also has the larger population: 16.8 million against 3.8 million, 4.47× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 4,223 in Berlin: Delhi is 2.68× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,770 km apart.
- On a standard web map Berlin looks larger than Delhi: Delhi at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Berlin at 53°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Berlin as 1.25× the size of Delhi, when Delhi is 1.67× the size of Berlin.
- Together Delhi and Berlin cover 2,370 km², close to the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km², 10.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 593 km², is about the size of Tonga (603 km²).
- At Berlin's density, Delhi would have 6.3 million people (it has 16.8 million). At Delhi's density, Berlin would have 10.1 million (it has 3.8 million).
- Berlin's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,650 km, farther north than Delhi's.
- 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.
- Berlin is the 14th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Berlin lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,650 km) north of Delhi.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Delhi would have about 90 m² and each person in Berlin about 240 m².
- Laid side by side, Delhi and Berlin would cover 2,370 km², 91% of the size of Luxembourg.
- Together they have 20.5 million people, about as many people as Kazakhstan.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points and Berlin is drawn from 57 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Delhi | Berlin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 1,480 km²572 mi² | 889 km²343 mi² |
| Official area | 1,480 km²Wikidata | 891 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 32nd of 36in India | 14th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 | 3.8 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 19th of 36in India | 8th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 11,325 per km² | 4,223 per km² |
| Latitude range | 28°N to 29°N | 52°N to 53°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 891 km² agrees with our measured area of 889 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