Kerala is 1.09× the size of North Rhine-Westphalia
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and North Rhine-Westphalia (state of Germany) about 34,500 km² (13,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 34,500km²North Rhine-Westphalia
100 km
- Kerala
- North Rhine-Westphalia
What fits
- North Rhine-Westphalia is 92% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 3,190 km² (1,230 mi²), which is 9.2% of the area of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, North Rhine-Westphalia about 1.13.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 17.9 million, 1.87× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 518 in North Rhine-Westphalia: Kerala is 1.71× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,650 km apart.
- On a standard web map North Rhine-Westphalia looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and North Rhine-Westphalia at 51°N about 2.6×, so the map shows North Rhine-Westphalia as 2.28× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.09× the size of North Rhine-Westphalia.
- Together Kerala and North Rhine-Westphalia cover 72,300 km², close to the size of Sierra Leone (71,600 km², 0.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 3,190 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At North Rhine-Westphalia's density, Kerala would have 19.5 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, North Rhine-Westphalia would have 30.6 million (it has 17.9 million).
- North Rhine-Westphalia's centre is 41.1° of latitude, about 4,560 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.
- North Rhine-Westphalia is the 4th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 4th most densely populated of them.
- North Rhine-Westphalia lies about 41° of latitude (roughly 4,560 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in North Rhine-Westphalia about 1,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and North Rhine-Westphalia would cover 72,300 km², about the same size as Sierra Leone.
- Together they have 51.3 million people, about as many people as South Korea.
Side by side
| Kerala | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 34,500 km²13,300 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 34,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 4th of 16in Germany |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 17.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 1st of 16in Germany |
| Density | 886 per km² | 518 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Düsseldorf |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 50°N to 53°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 34,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,500 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