India is 1.36× the size of Algeria
India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²) and Algeria about 2,309,000 km² (891,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,151,000km²India
- 2,309,000km²Algeria
500 km
- India
- Algeria
What fits
- Algeria is 73% of the size of India.
- India is larger by 842,000 km² (325,000 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Algeria.
- Measured in Belgiums: India is about 103, Algeria about 75.3.
How they differ
- India also has the larger population: 1.33 billion against 46.2 million, 28.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 421 in India against 20 in Algeria: India is 21.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,620 km apart.
- Together India and Algeria cover 5,460,000 km², close to the size of Australia (7,691,000 km², 41% bigger).
- The gap between them, 842,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
- At Algeria's density, India would have 63.0 million people (it has 1.33 billion). At India's density, Algeria would have 971.8 million (it has 46.2 million).
- Algeria's centre is 5.3° of latitude, about 590 km, farther north than India's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | India | 1.36× |
| More people | India | 28.7× |
| More crowded | India | 21.1× |
| Farther north | Algeria | 5.3° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Algeria | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | India | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 103× | 75.3× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 12.9× | 9.47× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 8.81× | 6.46× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 8.44× | 6.18× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.75× | 4.21× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.37× | 0.27× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.24× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.14× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| India | Algeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi² | 2,309,000 km²891,000 mi² |
| Population | 1.33 billionWikidata, 2020 | 46.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 421 per km² | 20 per km² |
| Official area | 3,288,000 km²Wikidata | 2,382,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | New Delhi | Algiers |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 35°N | 19°N to 37°N |
| Continent | Asia | Africa |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,151,000 km² is 4.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,288,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 2,309,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,382,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11