Kerala is 1.18× the size of Catalonia
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Catalonia (autonomous community of Spain) about 32,000 km² (12,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 32,000km²Catalonia
100 km
- Kerala
- Catalonia
What fits
- Catalonia is 85% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 5,750 km² (2,220 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Catalonia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Catalonia about 1.04.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 8.0 million, 4.16× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 251 in Catalonia: Kerala is 3.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,990 km apart.
- On a standard web map Catalonia looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Catalonia at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Catalonia as 1.47× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.18× the size of Catalonia.
- Together Kerala and Catalonia cover 69,700 km², close to the size of Georgia (69,600 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,750 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Catalonia's density, Kerala would have 9.5 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Catalonia would have 28.3 million (it has 8.0 million).
- Catalonia's centre is 31.4° of latitude, about 3,490 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.
- Catalonia is the 6th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 6.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Catalonia lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,490 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Catalonia about 3,980 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Catalonia would cover 69,700 km², about the same size as Georgia.
- Together they have 41.4 million people, about as many people as Afghanistan.
Side by side
| Kerala | Catalonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 32,000 km²12,300 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 31,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 8.0 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 2nd of 19in Spain |
| Density | 886 per km² | 251 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Barcelona |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 41°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. 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 31,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 32,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Catalonia is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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