Greece is 1.01× the size of Tamil Nadu
Greece (Europe) covers about 131,000 km² (50,700 mi²) and Tamil Nadu (state of India) about 131,000 km² (50,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Greece
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
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- Greece
- Tamil Nadu
What fits
- Tamil Nadu is 99% of the size of Greece.
- Greece is larger by 670 km² (259 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of Tamil Nadu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Greece is about 4.28, Tamil Nadu about 4.26.
How they differ
- Greece is larger, but Tamil Nadu has the larger population: 72.1 million against 10.5 million, 6.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 80 in Greece: Tamil Nadu is 6.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,270 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Greece at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Tamil Nadu at 11°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Greece as 1.60× the size of Tamil Nadu instead of 1.01×.
- Together Greece and Tamil Nadu cover 262,000 km², close to the size of Gabon (260,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- At Tamil Nadu's density, Greece would have 72.5 million people (it has 10.5 million). At Greece's density, Tamil Nadu would have 10.4 million (it has 72.1 million).
- Greece's centre is 28.0° of latitude, about 3,120 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Greece ranks 98th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Greece lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,120 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Greece would have about 12,530 m² and each person in Tamil Nadu about 1,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Greece and Tamil Nadu would cover 262,000 km², about the same size as Gabon.
- Together they have 82.6 million people, about as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Tamil Nadu would rank 98th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Greece | Tamil Nadu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,700 mi² | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² |
| Official area | 132,000 km²Wikidata | 130,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 97th of 239worldwide | 10th of 36in India |
| Population | 10.5 millionWikidata, 2021 | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 88th of 237worldwide | 6th of 36in India |
| Density | 80 per km² | 552 per km² |
| Capital | Athens | Chennai |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 42°N | 8°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 132,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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