Nepal is 1.85× the size of Assam
Nepal (Asia) covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Assam (state of India) about 79,500 km² (30,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 79,500km²Assam
200 km
- Nepal
- Assam
What fits
- Assam is 54% of the size of Nepal.
- Nepal is larger by 67,600 km² (26,100 mi²), which is 85% of the area of Assam.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Assam about 2.59.
How they differ
- Nepal is larger, but Assam has the larger population: 31.2 million against 29.2 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 392 in Assam against 198 in Nepal: Assam is 1.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 902 km apart.
- Together Nepal and Assam cover 227,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 67,600 km², is about the size of Sri Lanka (66,300 km²).
- At Assam's density, Nepal would have 57.7 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Assam would have 15.8 million (it has 31.2 million).
- Nepal's centre is 1.9° of latitude, about 210 km, farther north than Assam's.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Assam is the 15th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 28°N and 26°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nepal would have about 5,040 m² and each person in Assam about 2,550 m².
- Laid side by side, Nepal and Assam would cover 227,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 60.4 million people, about as many people as Italy.
- Counted as a country, Assam would rank 116th by area and 49th by population.
Side by side
| Nepal | Assam | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 79,500 km²30,700 mi² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 78,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 93rd of 239worldwide | 15th of 36in India |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 31.2 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 237worldwide | 15th of 36in India |
| Density | 198 per km² | 392 per km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Dispur |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 78,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 79,500 km², to within 2%.
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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