Kerala is 1.46× the size of Sicily (Italy)
Kerala (state of India) covers about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²) and Sicily (Italy) (region of Italy) about 25,900 km² (9,990 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 37,700km²Kerala
- 25,900km²Sicily (Italy)
100 km
- Kerala
- Sicily (Italy)
What fits
- Sicily (Italy) is 69% of the size of Kerala.
- Kerala is larger by 11,900 km² (4,580 mi²), which is 46% of the area of Sicily (Italy).
- Measured in Belgiums: Kerala is about 1.23, Sicily (Italy) about 0.84.
How they differ
- Kerala also has the larger population: 33.4 million against 5.0 million, 6.70× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 193 in Sicily (Italy): Kerala is 4.60× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,870 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sicily (Italy) looks larger than Kerala: Kerala at 10°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Sicily (Italy) at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Sicily (Italy) as 1.06× the size of Kerala, when Kerala is 1.46× the size of Sicily (Italy).
- Together Kerala and Sicily (Italy) cover 63,600 km², close to the size of Latvia (64,600 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,900 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Sicily (Italy)'s density, Kerala would have 7.3 million people (it has 33.4 million). At Kerala's density, Sicily (Italy) would have 22.9 million (it has 5.0 million).
- Sicily (Italy)'s centre is 27.2° of latitude, about 3,020 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.
- Sicily (Italy) is the largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Sicily (Italy) lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,020 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kerala would have about 1,130 m² and each person in Sicily (Italy) about 5,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Kerala and Sicily (Italy) would cover 63,600 km², about the same size as Latvia.
- Together they have 38.4 million people, about as many people as Iraq.
Side by side
| Kerala | Sicily (Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² | 25,900 km²9,990 mi² |
| Official area | 38,900 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 23rd of 36in India | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Population | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 36in India | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 886 per km² | 193 per km² |
| Capital | Thiruvananthapuram | Palermo |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 13°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2019. 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 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,900 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 Sicily (Italy) 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