Meghalaya is 1.04× the size of Belize
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²) and Belize (North America) about 22,300 km² (8,610 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 22,300km²Belize
50 km
- Meghalaya
- Belize
What fits
- Belize is 96% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 822 km² (317 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of Belize.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Belize about 0.73.
How they differ
- Meghalaya also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 411,000, 7.22× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Meghalaya against 18 in Belize: Meghalaya is 6.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,300 km apart.
- Together Meghalaya and Belize cover 45,400 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 0.9% bigger).
- The gap between them, 822 km², is about the size of Dominica (730 km²).
- At Belize's density, Meghalaya would have 426,000 people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Belize would have 2.9 million (it has 411,000).
- Meghalaya's centre is 8.3° of latitude, about 930 km, farther north than Belize's.
- 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.
- Belize ranks 151st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Meghalaya lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 927 km) north of Belize.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Belize about 54,240 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Belize would cover 45,400 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Mongolia.
- Counted as a country, Meghalaya would rank 150th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Belize | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryNorth America |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 22,300 km²8,610 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 23,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 150th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 411,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 175th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 128 per km² | 18 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | Belmopan |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 16°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 22,300 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 23,000 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 for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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