Kerala is 1.48× the size of Maryland
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Maryland (state of the United States) about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 25,500km²Maryland
100 km
- Kerala
- Maryland
What fits
- Maryland is 67% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 12,300 km² (4,730 mi²), which is 48% of the area of Maryland.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Maryland about 0.83.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 6.2 million, 5.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 243 in Maryland: Kerala is 3.65× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- On a standard web map Maryland looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Maryland at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Maryland as 1.08× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.48× the size of Maryland.
- Together Kerala and Maryland cover 63,200 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 12,300 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Maryland's density, Kerala would have 9.2 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Maryland would have 22.5 million (it has 6.2 million).
- Maryland's centre is 28.6° of latitude, about 3,180 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.
- Maryland is the 42nd largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Maryland lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,180 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Maryland about 4,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Maryland would cover 63,200 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 39.6 million people, about as many people as Sudan.
Side by side
| Kerala | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 32,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 18th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 886 per km² | 243 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Annapolis |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 38°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. 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.
- Our measured 25,500 km² is 21% below Wikidata's official figure of 32,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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