Indiana is 1.70× the size of Himachal Pradesh
Indiana (state of the United States) covers about 94,300 km² (36,400 mi²) and Himachal Pradesh (state of India) about 55,400 km² (21,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 94,300km²Indiana
- 55,400km²Himachal Pradesh
100 km
- Indiana
- Himachal Pradesh
What fits
- Himachal Pradesh is 59% of the size of Indiana.
- Indiana is larger by 38,900 km² (15,000 mi²), which is 70% of the area of Himachal Pradesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Indiana is about 3.08, Himachal Pradesh about 1.81.
How they differ
- Indiana is larger, but Himachal Pradesh has the larger population: 6.9 million against 6.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 124 in Himachal Pradesh against 72 in Indiana: Himachal Pradesh is 1.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Indiana at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Himachal Pradesh at 32°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Indiana as 2.08× the size of Himachal Pradesh instead of 1.70×.
- Together Indiana and Himachal Pradesh cover 150,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 38,900 km², is about the size of Bhutan (40,400 km²).
- At Himachal Pradesh's density, Indiana would have 11.7 million people (it has 6.8 million). At Indiana's density, Himachal Pradesh would have 4.0 million (it has 6.9 million).
- Indiana's centre is 8.0° of latitude, about 890 km, farther north than Himachal Pradesh's.
- Indiana is the 38th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.0% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Himachal Pradesh is the 18th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Indiana lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 886 km) north of Himachal Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Indiana would have about 13,900 m² and each person in Himachal Pradesh about 8,070 m².
- Laid side by side, Indiana and Himachal Pradesh would cover 150,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 13.7 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Indiana | Himachal Pradesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 94,300 km²36,400 mi² | 55,400 km²21,400 mi² |
| Official area | 94,300 km²Wikidata | 55,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 51in the United States | 18th of 36in India |
| Population | 6.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 51in the United States | 22nd of 36in India |
| Density | 72 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Indianapolis | Shimla |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 42°N | 30°N to 33°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,300 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,400 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