Pakistan is 1.09× the size of New South Wales
Pakistan (Asia) covers about 873,000 km² (337,000 mi²) and New South Wales (state of Australia) about 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 873,000km²Pakistan
- 802,000km²New South Wales
500 km
- Pakistan
- New South Wales
What fits
- New South Wales is 92% of the size of Pakistan.
- Pakistan is larger by 71,000 km² (27,400 mi²), which is 8.9% of the area of New South Wales.
- Measured in Belgiums: Pakistan is about 28.5, New South Wales about 26.1.
How they differ
- Pakistan also has the larger population: 223.8 million against 8.5 million, 26.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 256 in Pakistan against 11 in New South Wales: Pakistan is 24.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,700 km apart.
- Together Pakistan and New South Wales cover 1,675,000 km², close to the size of Libya (1,624,000 km², 3.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 71,000 km², is about the size of United Arab Emirates (71,100 km²).
- At New South Wales's density, Pakistan would have 9.3 million people (it has 223.8 million). At Pakistan's density, New South Wales would have 205.6 million (it has 8.5 million).
- Pakistan's centre is 62.0° of latitude, about 6,900 km, farther north than New South Wales's.
- Pakistan ranks 35th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- New South Wales is the 5th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 10% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Pakistan lies about 62° of latitude (roughly 6,900 km) north of New South Wales, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Pakistan would have about 3,900 m² and each person in New South Wales about 93,850 m².
- Laid side by side, Pakistan and New South Wales would cover 1,675,000 km², 1.03× the size of Libya.
- Together they have 232.3 million people, 1.08× as many people as Brazil.
- Counted as a country, New South Wales would rank 36th by area and 100th by population.
Side by side
| Pakistan | New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateAustralia |
| Area, measured | 873,000 km²337,000 mi² | 802,000 km²310,000 mi² |
| Official area | 882,000 km²Wikidata | 801,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 34th of 239worldwide | 5th of 8in Australia |
| Population | 223.8 millionWikidata, 2021 | 8.5 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 237worldwide | 1st of 8in Australia |
| Density | 256 per km² | 11 per km² |
| Capital | Islamabad | Sydney |
| Latitude range | 24°N to 37°N | 38°S to 28°S |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 882,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 873,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 801,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 802,000 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