Peru is 34.2× the size of Kerala
Peru (South America) covers about 1,290,000 km² (498,000 mi²) and Kerala (state of India) about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,290,000km²Peru
- 37,700km²Kerala
500 km
- Peru
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala fits inside Peru about 34.2 times by area.
- Peru is larger by 1,252,000 km² (483,000 mi²), which is 3,319% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Peru is about 42.1, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Peru also has the larger population: 34.2 million against 33.4 million, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 26 in Peru: Kerala is 33.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 16,800 km apart.
- Together Peru and Kerala cover 1,328,000 km², close to the size of Chad (1,266,000 km², 4.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,252,000 km², is about the size of Mali (1,253,000 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Peru would have 1.14 billion people (it has 34.2 million). At Peru's density, Kerala would have 999,000 (it has 33.4 million).
- Kerala's centre is 19.5° of latitude, about 2,170 km, farther north than Peru's.
- Peru ranks 21st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Kerala lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,170 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 Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Peru and Kerala would cover 1,328,000 km², 1.05× the size of Chad.
- Together they have 67.6 million people, about as many people as the United Kingdom.
- Counted as a country, Kerala would rank 136th by area and 45th by population.
Side by side
| Peru | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,290,000 km²498,000 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 1,285,000 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 239worldwide | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 34.2 millionWikidata, 2025 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 237worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 26 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Lima | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 18°S to 0°S | 8°N to 13°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 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 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