Kerala is 1.24× the size of Guanajuato
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Guanajuato (state of Mexico) about 30,400 km² (11,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 30,400km²Guanajuato
100 km
- Kerala
- Guanajuato
What fits
- Guanajuato is 81% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 7,310 km² (2,820 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Guanajuato.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Guanajuato about 0.99.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 5.9 million, 5.71× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 192 in Guanajuato: Kerala is 4.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,500 km apart.
- Together Kerala and Guanajuato cover 68,100 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 7,310 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Guanajuato's density, Kerala would have 7.3 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Guanajuato would have 26.9 million (it has 5.9 million).
- Guanajuato's centre is 10.5° of latitude, about 1,160 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.
- Guanajuato is the 22nd largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Guanajuato lies about 10° of latitude (roughly 1,160 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Guanajuato about 5,200 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Guanajuato would cover 68,100 km², about the same size as Ireland.
- Together they have 39.3 million people, about as many people as Iraq.
Side by side
| Kerala | Guanajuato | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 30,400 km²11,700 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 30,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 22nd of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.9 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 6th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 886 per km² | 192 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Guanajuato |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 20°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2015. 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 30,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,400 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