Iceland is 1.08× the size of Bihar
Iceland (Europe) covers about 102,000 km² (39,500 mi²) and Bihar (state of India) about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 102,000km²Iceland
- 94,700km²Bihar
100 km
- Iceland
- Bihar
What fits
- Bihar is 92% of the size of Iceland.
- Iceland is larger by 7,700 km² (2,970 mi²), which is 8.1% of the area of Bihar.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iceland is about 3.34, Bihar about 3.09.
How they differ
- Iceland is larger, but Bihar has the larger population: 103.8 million against 364,000, 285× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 3.6 in Iceland: Bihar is 308× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,070 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iceland at 65°N is drawn about 5.6× too large and Bihar at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Iceland as 4.92× the size of Bihar instead of 1.08×.
- Together Iceland and Bihar cover 197,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,700 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Bihar's density, Iceland would have 112.2 million people (it has 364,000). At Iceland's density, Bihar would have 337,000 (it has 103.8 million).
- Iceland's centre is 39.3° of latitude, about 4,370 km, farther north than Bihar's.
- Iceland ranks 108th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bihar is the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Iceland lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,370 km) north of Bihar.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iceland would have about 281,090 m² and each person in Bihar about 910 m².
- Laid side by side, Iceland and Bihar would cover 197,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 104.2 million people, about as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, Bihar would rank 110th by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Iceland | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 102,000 km²39,500 mi² | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 103,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 107th of 239worldwide | 12th of 36in India |
| Population | 364,000Wikidata, 2019 | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 177th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 36in India |
| Density | 3.6 per km² | 1,096 per km² |
| Capital | Reykjavík | Patna |
| Latitude range | 63°N to 67°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 103,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 102,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 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