Maharashtra is 1.04× the size of Arizona
Maharashtra (state of India) covers about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²) and Arizona (state of the United States) about 295,000 km² (114,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 307,000km²Maharashtra
- 295,000km²Arizona
200 km
- Maharashtra
- Arizona
What fits
- Arizona is 96% of the size of Maharashtra.
- Maharashtra is larger by 11,500 km² (4,440 mi²), which is 3.9% of the area of Arizona.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maharashtra is about 10.00, Arizona about 9.62.
How they differ
- Maharashtra also has the larger population: 112.4 million against 7.2 million, 15.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 367 in Maharashtra against 24 in Arizona: Maharashtra is 15.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Arizona looks larger than Maharashtra: Maharashtra at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Arizona at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Arizona as 1.25× the size of Maharashtra, when Maharashtra is 1.04× the size of Arizona.
- Together Maharashtra and Arizona cover 602,000 km², close to the size of Madagascar (593,000 km², 1.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,500 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Arizona's density, Maharashtra would have 7.4 million people (it has 112.4 million). At Maharashtra's density, Arizona would have 108.2 million (it has 7.2 million).
- Arizona's centre is 14.8° of latitude, about 1,650 km, farther north than Maharashtra's.
- Maharashtra is the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Arizona is the 6th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 3.1% of its area; it is the 33rd most densely populated of them.
- Arizona lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,650 km) north of Maharashtra.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maharashtra would have about 2,730 m² and each person in Arizona about 41,260 m².
- Laid side by side, Maharashtra and Arizona would cover 602,000 km², about the same size as Madagascar.
- Together they have 119.5 million people, 97% as many people as Japan.
Side by side
| Maharashtra | Arizona | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² | 295,000 km²114,000 mi² |
| Official area | 308,000 km²Wikidata | 295,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 3rd of 36in India | 6th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 36in India | 14th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 367 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Mumbai; Nagpur | Phoenix |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 22°N | 31°N to 37°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 307,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 295,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 295,000 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