Meghalaya is 1.07× the size of Sergipe
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²) and Sergipe (state of Brazil) about 21,600 km² (8,340 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 21,600km²Sergipe
50 km
- Meghalaya
- Sergipe
What fits
- Sergipe is 93% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 1,510 km² (585 mi²), which is 7.0% of the area of Sergipe.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Sergipe about 0.70.
How they differ
- Meghalaya also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 2.2 million, 1.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Meghalaya against 102 in Sergipe: Meghalaya is 1.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Meghalaya at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Sergipe at 11°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Meghalaya as 1.27× the size of Sergipe instead of 1.07×.
- Together Meghalaya and Sergipe cover 44,700 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 2.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 1,510 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Sergipe's density, Meghalaya would have 2.4 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Sergipe would have 2.8 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Meghalaya's centre is 36.1° of latitude, about 4,020 km, farther north than Sergipe'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.
- Sergipe is the 26th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Meghalaya lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 4,020 km) north of Sergipe, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Sergipe about 9,780 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Sergipe would cover 44,700 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 5.2 million people, about as many people as the Central African Republic.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Sergipe | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateBrazil |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 21,600 km²8,340 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 22,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 26th of 27in Brazil |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 22nd of 27in Brazil |
| Density | 128 per km² | 102 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | Aracaju |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 12°S to 10°S |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. 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 21,600 km² is 2.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 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
