Odisha is 1.05× the size of Nepal
Odisha (state of India) covers about 155,000 km² (59,900 mi²) and Nepal (Asia) about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 155,000km²Odisha
- 147,000km²Nepal
200 km
- Odisha
- Nepal
What fits
- Nepal is 95% of the size of Odisha.
- Odisha is larger by 8,080 km² (3,120 mi²), which is 5.5% of the area of Nepal.
- Measured in Belgiums: Odisha is about 5.06, Nepal about 4.80.
How they differ
- Odisha also has the larger population: 42.0 million against 29.2 million, 1.44× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 270 in Odisha against 198 in Nepal: Odisha is 1.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 862 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nepal looks larger than Odisha: Odisha at 21°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Nepal at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Nepal as 1.07× the size of Odisha, when Odisha is 1.05× the size of Nepal.
- Together Odisha and Nepal cover 302,000 km², close to the size of Italy (301,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,080 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Nepal's density, Odisha would have 30.8 million people (it has 42.0 million). At Odisha's density, Nepal would have 39.8 million (it has 29.2 million).
- Nepal's centre is 7.7° of latitude, about 860 km, farther north than Odisha's.
- Odisha is the 8th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.9% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Nepal ranks 94th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Nepal lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 861 km) north of Odisha.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Odisha would have about 3,700 m² and each person in Nepal about 5,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Odisha and Nepal would cover 302,000 km², about the same size as Italy.
- Together they have 71.1 million people, 1.04× as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Odisha would rank 93rd by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Odisha | Nepal | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 155,000 km²59,900 mi² | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² |
| Official area | 156,000 km²Wikidata | 147,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 8th of 36in India | 93rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 42.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 36in India | 51st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 270 per km² | 198 per km² |
| Capital | Bhubaneswar | Kathmandu |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 23°N | 26°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 156,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 155,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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