Kansas is 1.11× the size of Karnataka
Kansas (state of the United States) covers about 213,000 km² (82,200 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 213,000km²Kansas
- 192,000km²Karnataka
200 km
- Kansas
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 90% of the size of Kansas.
- Kansas is larger by 21,000 km² (8,100 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kansas is about 6.94, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Kansas is larger, but Karnataka has the larger population: 61.1 million against 2.9 million, 20.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 14 in Kansas: Karnataka is 23.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kansas at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Karnataka at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Kansas as 1.69× the size of Karnataka instead of 1.11×.
- Together Kansas and Karnataka cover 405,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 21,000 km², is about the size of El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Kansas would have 67.8 million people (it has 2.9 million). At Kansas's density, Karnataka would have 2.6 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Kansas's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,640 km, farther north than Karnataka's.
- Kansas is the 15th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 42nd most densely populated of them.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Kansas lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,640 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kansas would have about 72,440 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Kansas and Karnataka would cover 405,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 64.1 million people, 1.03× as many people as South Africa.
Side by side
| Kansas | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 213,000 km²82,200 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 213,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 15th of 51in the United States | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 35th of 51in the United States | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 14 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Topeka | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 40°N | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 213,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 213,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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