Karnataka is 1.03× the size of Syria
Karnataka (state of India) covers about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²) and Syria (Asia) about 186,000 km² (71,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 192,000km²Karnataka
- 186,000km²Syria
200 km
- Karnataka
- Syria
What fits
- Syria is 97% of the size of Karnataka.
- Karnataka is larger by 5,900 km² (2,280 mi²), which is 3.2% of the area of Syria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Karnataka is about 6.26, Syria about 6.06.
How they differ
- Karnataka also has the larger population: 61.1 million against 23.9 million, 2.56× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 128 in Syria: Karnataka is 2.48× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,380 km apart.
- On a standard web map Syria looks larger than Karnataka: Karnataka at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Syria at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Syria as 1.35× the size of Karnataka, when Karnataka is 1.03× the size of Syria.
- Together Karnataka and Syria cover 378,000 km², close to the size of Norway (382,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,900 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Syria's density, Karnataka would have 24.6 million people (it has 61.1 million). At Karnataka's density, Syria would have 59.2 million (it has 23.9 million).
- Syria's centre is 20.3° of latitude, about 2,260 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.
- Syria ranks 89th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Syria lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,260 km) north of Karnataka.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Karnataka would have about 3,140 m² and each person in Syria about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Karnataka and Syria would cover 378,000 km², about the same size as Norway.
- Together they have 85.0 million people, about as many people as Turkey.
- Counted as a country, Karnataka would rank 88th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| Karnataka | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² | 186,000 km²71,800 mi² |
| Official area | 192,000 km²Wikidata | 185,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 36in India | 88th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 23.9 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 36in India | 56th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 319 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Bengaluru; Belgaum | Damascus |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 18°N | 32°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. 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 185,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 186,000 km², to within 2%.
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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