Kerala is 1.26× the size of Brandenburg
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Brandenburg (state of Germany) about 30,000 km² (11,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 30,000km²Brandenburg
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- Kerala
- Brandenburg
What fits
- Brandenburg is 80% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 7,690 km² (2,970 mi²), which is 26% of the area of Brandenburg.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Brandenburg about 0.98.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 2.5 million, 13.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 84 in Brandenburg: Kerala is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,280 km apart.
- On a standard web map Brandenburg looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Brandenburg at 52°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Brandenburg as 2.07× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.26× the size of Brandenburg.
- Together Kerala and Brandenburg cover 67,800 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 2.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,690 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Brandenburg's density, Kerala would have 3.2 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Brandenburg would have 26.6 million (it has 2.5 million).
- Brandenburg's centre is 42.0° of latitude, about 4,680 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Brandenburg is the 5th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 8.4% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Brandenburg lies about 42° of latitude (roughly 4,680 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Brandenburg about 11,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Brandenburg would cover 67,800 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 35.9 million people, about as many people as Angola.
Side by side
| Kerala | Brandenburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 30,000 km²11,600 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 29,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 5th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.5 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 10th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 886 per km² | 84 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Potsdam |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 29,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,000 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