Karnataka is 1.07× the size of Sonora
Karnataka (state of India) covers about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²) and Sonora (state of Mexico) about 179,000 km² (69,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 192,000km²Karnataka
- 179,000km²Sonora
200 km
- Karnataka
- Sonora
What fits
- Sonora is 93% of the size of Karnataka.
- Karnataka is larger by 12,700 km² (4,890 mi²), which is 7.1% of the area of Sonora.
- Measured in Belgiums: Karnataka is about 6.26, Sonora about 5.84.
How they differ
- Karnataka also has the larger population: 61.1 million against 2.9 million, 21.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 16 in Sonora: Karnataka is 20.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sonora looks larger than Karnataka: Karnataka at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Sonora at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Sonora as 1.16× the size of Karnataka, when Karnataka is 1.07× the size of Sonora.
- Together Karnataka and Sonora cover 371,000 km², close to the size of Japan (374,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,700 km², is about the size of Bahamas (12,600 km²).
- At Sonora's density, Karnataka would have 3.1 million people (it has 61.1 million). At Karnataka's density, Sonora would have 57.1 million (it has 2.9 million).
- Sonora's centre is 15.0° of latitude, about 1,660 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.
- Sonora is the 2nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 9.2% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Sonora lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,660 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Karnataka would have about 3,140 m² and each person in Sonora about 62,860 m².
- Laid side by side, Karnataka and Sonora would cover 371,000 km², about the same size as Japan.
- Together they have 64.0 million people, 1.03× as many people as South Africa.
Side by side
| Karnataka | Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² | 179,000 km²69,200 mi² |
| Official area | 192,000 km²Wikidata | 180,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 36in India | 2nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 36in India | 18th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 319 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Bengaluru; Belgaum | Hermosillo |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 18°N | 26°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2015. 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 180,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 179,000 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