Karnataka and Jilin are almost exactly the same size
Karnataka (state of India) covers about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²) and Jilin (province of China) about 191,000 km² (73,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 192,000km²Karnataka
- 191,000km²Jilin
200 km
- Karnataka
- Jilin
What fits
- Jilin is 100% of the size of Karnataka.
- The measured areas differ by 819 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Karnataka is about 6.26, Jilin about 6.23.
How they differ
- Karnataka also has the larger population: 61.1 million against 24.1 million, 2.54× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 126 in Jilin: Karnataka is 2.53× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,710 km apart.
- On a standard web map Jilin looks larger than Karnataka: Karnataka at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Jilin at 44°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Jilin as 1.78× the size of Karnataka, when Karnataka is 1.00× the size of Jilin.
- Together Karnataka and Jilin cover 383,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- At Jilin's density, Karnataka would have 24.2 million people (it has 61.1 million). At Karnataka's density, Jilin would have 60.9 million (it has 24.1 million).
- Jilin's centre is 29.0° of latitude, about 3,220 km, farther north than Karnataka's.
- 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.
- Jilin is the 12th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Jilin lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,220 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Karnataka would have about 3,140 m² and each person in Jilin about 7,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Karnataka and Jilin would cover 383,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 85.2 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
Side by side
| Karnataka | Jilin | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² | 191,000 km²73,800 mi² |
| Official area | 192,000 km²Wikidata | 187,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 36in India | 12th of 31in China |
| Population | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 24.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 36in India | 24th of 31in China |
| Density | 319 per km² | 126 per km² |
| Capital | Bengaluru; Belgaum | Changchun |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 18°N | 41°N to 46°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 187,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 191,000 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