Peru is 16.5× the size of Jharkhand
Peru (South America) covers about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²) and Jharkhand (state of India) about 77,900 km² (30,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,290,000km²Peru
- 77,900km²Jharkhand
500 km
- Peru
- Jharkhand
What fits
- Jharkhand fits inside Peru about 16.5 times by area.
- Peru is larger by 1,212,000 km² (468,000 mi²), which is 1,555% of the area of Jharkhand.
- Measured in Belgiums: Peru is about 42.1, Jharkhand about 2.54.
How they differ
- Peru also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 33.0 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 423 in Jharkhand against 26 in Peru: Jharkhand is 16.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Peru at 9°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Jharkhand at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Peru as 14.2× the size of Jharkhand instead of 16.5×.
- Together Peru and Jharkhand cover 1,368,000 km², close to the size of Chad (1,266,000 km², 7.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,212,000 km², is about the size of South Africa (1,220,000 km²).
- At Jharkhand's density, Peru would have 545.9 million people (it has 34.2 million). At Peru's density, Jharkhand would have 2.1 million (it has 33.0 million).
- Jharkhand's centre is 32.8° of latitude, about 3,640 km, farther north than Peru's.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jharkhand is the 16th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.5% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Jharkhand lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,640 km) north of Peru, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Peru would have about 37,760 m² and each person in Jharkhand about 2,360 m².
- Laid side by side, Peru and Jharkhand would cover 1,368,000 km², 1.08× the size of Chad.
- Together they have 67.1 million people, about as many people as the United Kingdom.
- Counted as a country, Jharkhand would rank 117th by area and 46th by population.
Side by side
| Peru | Jharkhand | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² | 77,900 km²30,100 mi² |
| Official area | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata | 79,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 239worldwide | 16th of 36in India |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 237worldwide | 14th of 36in India |
| Density | 26 per km² | 423 per km² |
| Capital | Lima | Ranchi |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 0°S | 22°N to 25°N |
Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,285,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,290,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 77,900 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 79,700 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 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