Maryland is 1.10× the size of Meghalaya
Maryland (state of the United States) covers about 25,500 km² (9,830 mi²) and Meghalaya (state of India) about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,500km²Maryland
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
100 km
- Maryland
- Meghalaya
What fits
- Meghalaya is 91% of the size of Maryland.
- Maryland is larger by 2,340 km² (904 mi²), which is 10% of the area of Meghalaya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maryland is about 0.83, Meghalaya about 0.75.
How they differ
- Maryland also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 3.0 million, 2.08× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 243 in Maryland against 128 in Meghalaya: Maryland is 1.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Maryland at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Meghalaya at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Maryland as 1.49× the size of Meghalaya instead of 1.10×.
- Together Maryland and Meghalaya cover 48,600 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,340 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Meghalaya's density, Maryland would have 3.3 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Maryland's density, Meghalaya would have 5.6 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Maryland's centre is 13.5° of latitude, about 1,500 km, farther north than Meghalaya's.
- 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.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Maryland lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,500 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maryland would have about 4,120 m² and each person in Meghalaya about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Maryland and Meghalaya would cover 48,600 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
- Together they have 9.1 million people, about as many people as Switzerland.
Side by side
| Maryland | Meghalaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 25,500 km²9,830 mi² | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² |
| Official area | 32,100 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 42nd of 51in the United States | 24th of 36in India |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 18th of 51in the United States | 24th of 36in India |
| Density | 243 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Annapolis | Shillong |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 25°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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