India is 1.36× the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo

India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²) and Democratic Republic of the Congo about 2,325,000 km² (898,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

3,151,000km²India
2,325,000km²Democratic Republic of the Congo

500 km

India
Democratic Republic of the Congo

What fits

Democratic Republic of the Congo is 74% of the size of India.
India is larger by 826,000 km² (319,000 mi²), which is 36% of the area of Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Measured in Belgiums: India is about 103, Democratic Republic of the Congo about 75.8.

How they differ

India also has the larger population: 1.33 billion against 105.8 million, 12.5× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 421 in India against 45 in Democratic Republic of the Congo: India is 9.25× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,700 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: India at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Democratic Republic of the Congo at 3°S about 1.0×, so the map shows India as 1.59× the size of Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of 1.36×.
Together India and Democratic Republic of the Congo cover 5,476,000 km², close to the size of Australia (7,691,000 km², 40% bigger).
The gap between them, 826,000 km², is about the size of Namibia (823,000 km²).
At Democratic Republic of the Congo's density, India would have 143.3 million people (it has 1.33 billion). At India's density, Democratic Republic of the Congo would have 978.7 million (it has 105.8 million).
India's centre is 25.6° of latitude, about 2,850 km, farther north than Democratic Republic of the Congo's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	India	1.36×
More people	India	12.5×
More crowded	India	9.25×
Farther north	India	25.6° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	India	1.2× against 1.0×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	India	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Belgium 30,700 km²	103×	75.8×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	12.9×	9.54×
Germany 358,000 km²	8.81×	6.50×
Japan 374,000 km²	8.44×	6.23×
France 548,000 km²	5.75×	4.24×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.37×	0.27×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.33×	0.25×
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	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area, main territory	3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi²	2,325,000 km²898,000 mi²
Population	1.33 billionWikidata, 2020	105.8 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	421 per km²	45 per km²
Official area	3,288,000 km²Wikidata	2,345,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	New Delhi	Kinshasa
Latitude range	7°N to 35°N	13°S to 5°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.
Wikidata's official figure of 2,345,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,325,000 km², to within 2%.

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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

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