Isle of Man is 1.09× the size of Puducherry
Isle of Man (Europe) covers about 575 km² (222 mi²) and Puducherry (union territory of India) about 526 km² (203 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 575km²Isle of Man
- 526km²Puducherry
200 km
- Isle of Man
- Puducherry
What fits
- Puducherry is 92% of the size of Isle of Man.
- Isle of Man is larger by 48.5 km² (18.7 mi²), which is 9.2% of the area of Puducherry.
- Measured in Belgiums: Isle of Man is about 0.02, Puducherry about 0.02.
How they differ
- Isle of Man is larger, but Puducherry has the larger population: 1.4 million against 85,000, 16.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 2,650 in Puducherry against 147 in Isle of Man: Puducherry is 18.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Isle of Man at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Puducherry at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Isle of Man as 3.06× the size of Puducherry instead of 1.09×.
- Together Isle of Man and Puducherry cover 1,100 km², close to the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km², 5.8% smaller).
- At Puducherry's density, Isle of Man would have 1.5 million people (it has 85,000). At Isle of Man's density, Puducherry would have 77,000 (it has 1.4 million).
- Isle of Man's centre is 42.3° of latitude, about 4,700 km, farther north than Puducherry's.
- Isle of Man ranks 195th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Puducherry is the 34th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Isle of Man lies about 42° of latitude (roughly 4,700 km) north of Puducherry.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Isle of Man would have about 6,800 m² and each person in Puducherry about 380 m².
- Laid side by side, Isle of Man and Puducherry would cover 1,100 km², 1.06× the size of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Together they have 1.5 million people, 1.06× as many people as East Timor.
- Isle of Man is drawn from 33 points and Puducherry is drawn from 37 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Puducherry would rank 195th by area and 156th by population.
Side by side
| Isle of Man | Puducherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 575 km²222 mi² | 526 km²203 mi² |
| Official area | 572 km²Wikidata | 492 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 193rd of 239worldwide | 34th of 36in India |
| Population | 85,000Wikidata, 2024 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 198th of 237worldwide | 28th of 36in India |
| Density | 147 per km² | 2,650 per km² |
| Capital | Douglas | Pondicherry |
| Latitude range | 54°N to 54°N | 11°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 572 km² agrees with our measured area of 575 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 526 km² is 7.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 492 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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