India is 1.16× the size of Kazakhstan
India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²) and Kazakhstan about 2,714,000 km² (1,048,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,151,000km²India
- 2,714,000km²Kazakhstan
1,000 km
- India
- Kazakhstan
What fits
- Kazakhstan is 86% of the size of India.
- India is larger by 436,000 km² (169,000 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Kazakhstan.
- Measured in Belgiums: India is about 103, Kazakhstan about 88.5.
How they differ
- India also has the larger population: 1.33 billion against 20.1 million, 65.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 421 in India against 7.4 in Kazakhstan: India is 56.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,050 km apart.
- On a standard web map Kazakhstan looks larger than India: India at 23°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kazakhstan at 48°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Kazakhstan as 1.66× the size of India, when India is 1.16× the size of Kazakhstan.
- Together India and Kazakhstan cover 5,865,000 km², close to the size of Australia (7,691,000 km², 31% bigger).
- The gap between them, 436,000 km², is about the size of Iraq (437,000 km²).
- At Kazakhstan's density, India would have 23.4 million people (it has 1.33 billion). At India's density, Kazakhstan would have 1.14 billion (it has 20.1 million).
- Kazakhstan's centre is 25.6° of latitude, about 2,850 km, farther north than India's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | India | 1.16× |
| More people | India | 65.8× |
| More crowded | India | 56.7× |
| Farther north | Kazakhstan | 25.6° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kazakhstan | 2.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | India | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 103× | 88.5× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 12.9× | 11.1× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 8.81× | 7.59× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 8.44× | 7.27× |
| France 548,000 km² | 5.75× | 4.95× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.37× | 0.32× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.33× | 0.29× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.19× | 0.16× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| India | Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi² | 2,714,000 km²1,048,000 mi² |
| Population | 1.33 billionWikidata, 2020 | 20.1 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 421 per km² | 7.4 per km² |
| Official area | 3,288,000 km²Wikidata | 2,725,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | New Delhi | Astana |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 35°N | 41°N to 55°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024, 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 2,725,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 2,714,000 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