Nepal is 2.92× the size of Punjab
Nepal (Asia) covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 50,400km²Punjab
200 km
- Nepal
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab fits inside Nepal about 2.92 times by area.
- Nepal is larger by 96,700 km² (37,300 mi²), which is 192% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- Nepal also has the larger population: 29.2 million against 27.7 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 198 in Nepal: Punjab is 2.78× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 875 km apart.
- Together Nepal and Punjab cover 197,000 km², close to the size of Senegal (196,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 96,700 km², is about the size of Liberia (95,300 km²).
- At Punjab's density, Nepal would have 81.0 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Punjab would have 10.0 million (it has 27.7 million).
- Punjab's centre is 2.6° of latitude, about 290 km, farther north than Nepal's.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Punjab lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 288 km) north of Nepal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nepal would have about 5,040 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Nepal and Punjab would cover 197,000 km², about the same size as Senegal.
- Together they have 56.9 million people, about as many people as Tanzania.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Nepal | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 93rd of 239worldwide | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 51st of 237worldwide | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 198 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 30°N to 33°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 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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