Kerala is 1.27× the size of Galicia
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Galicia (autonomous community of Spain) about 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 29,600km²Galicia
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- Kerala
- Galicia
What fits
- Galicia is 78% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 8,130 km² (3,140 mi²), which is 27% of the area of Galicia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Galicia about 0.96.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 2.7 million, 12.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 91 in Galicia: Kerala is 9.69× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,760 km apart.
- On a standard web map Galicia looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Galicia at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Galicia as 1.41× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.27× the size of Galicia.
- Together Kerala and Galicia cover 67,300 km², close to the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,130 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Galicia's density, Kerala would have 3.4 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Galicia would have 26.2 million (it has 2.7 million).
- Galicia's centre is 32.3° of latitude, about 3,600 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.
- Galicia is the 7th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 5.8% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Galicia lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,600 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Galicia about 10,950 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Galicia would cover 67,300 km², about the same size as Sri Lanka.
- Together they have 36.1 million people, about as many people as Angola.
Side by side
| Kerala | Galicia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 29,600 km²11,400 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 29,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 7th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 5th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 886 per km² | 91 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | – |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 42°N to 44°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 29,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 29,600 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 Galicia 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