Extremadura is 1.12× the size of Kerala
Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) covers about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²) and Kerala (state of India) about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,100km²Extremadura
- 37,700km²Kerala
100 km
- Extremadura
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala is 90% of the size of Extremadura.
- Extremadura is larger by 4,380 km² (1,690 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Extremadura is about 1.37, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Extremadura is larger, but Kerala has the larger population: 33.4 million against 1.1 million, 31.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 25 in Extremadura: Kerala is 35.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,640 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Extremadura at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Kerala at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Extremadura as 1.80× the size of Kerala instead of 1.12×.
- Together Extremadura and Kerala cover 79,800 km², close to the size of Czechia (78,800 km², 1.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,380 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Extremadura would have 37.3 million people (it has 1.1 million). At Extremadura's density, Kerala would have 943,000 (it has 33.4 million).
- Extremadura's centre is 28.8° of latitude, about 3,200 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Extremadura lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,200 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Extremadura would have about 39,990 m² and each person in Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Extremadura and Kerala would cover 79,800 km², about the same size as Czechia.
- Together they have 34.5 million people, about as many people as Malaysia.
Side by side
| Extremadura | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous communitySpain | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 42,100 km²16,300 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 41,600 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 19in Spain | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2024 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 19in Spain | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 25 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Mérida | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 8°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Extremadura 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