Kerala is 1.18× the size of Hauts-de-France
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Hauts-de-France (region of France) about 32,000 km² (12,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 32,000km²Hauts-de-France
50 km
- Kerala
- Hauts-de-France
What fits
- Hauts-de-France is 85% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 5,740 km² (2,220 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Hauts-de-France.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Hauts-de-France about 1.04.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 6.0 million, 5.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 188 in Hauts-de-France: Kerala is 4.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,960 km apart.
- On a standard web map Hauts-de-France looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Hauts-de-France at 50°N about 2.4×, so the map shows Hauts-de-France as 1.98× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.18× the size of Hauts-de-France.
- Together Kerala and Hauts-de-France cover 69,700 km², close to the size of Georgia (69,600 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,740 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Hauts-de-France's density, Kerala would have 7.1 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Hauts-de-France would have 28.3 million (it has 6.0 million).
- Hauts-de-France's centre is 39.5° of latitude, about 4,400 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.
- Hauts-de-France is the 9th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 5.0% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Hauts-de-France lies about 40° of latitude (roughly 4,400 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Hauts-de-France about 5,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Hauts-de-France would cover 69,700 km², about the same size as Georgia.
- Together they have 39.4 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
Side by side
| Kerala | Hauts-de-France | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 32,000 km²12,400 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 31,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 9th of 18in France |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 6.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 5th of 18in France |
| Density | 886 per km² | 188 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Lille |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 49°N to 51°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 31,800 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 Hauts-de-France is the departments 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