Hunan is 1.10× the size of Karnataka
Hunan (province of China) covers about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 211,000km²Hunan
- 192,000km²Karnataka
100 km
- Hunan
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 91% of the size of Hunan.
- Hunan is larger by 19,500 km² (7,530 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hunan is about 6.89, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Hunan also has the larger population: 66.4 million against 61.1 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 314 in Hunan: Karnataka is 1.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hunan at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Karnataka at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Hunan as 1.31× the size of Karnataka instead of 1.10×.
- Together Hunan and Karnataka cover 403,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 19,500 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Hunan would have 67.3 million people (it has 66.4 million). At Hunan's density, Karnataka would have 60.3 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Hunan's centre is 12.9° of latitude, about 1,430 km, farther north than Karnataka's.
- Hunan is the 10th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Hunan lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,430 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hunan would have about 3,180 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Hunan and Karnataka would cover 403,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 127.6 million people, about as many people as Ethiopia.
Side by side
| Hunan | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceChina | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 212,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 31in China | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 66.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 31in China | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 314 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Changsha | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 30°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 212,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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