Philippines is 3.10× the size of Bihar
Philippines (Asia) covers about 293,000 km² (113,000 mi²) and Bihar (state of India) about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 293,000km²Philippines
- 94,700km²Bihar
200 km
- Philippines
- Bihar
What fits
- Bihar fits inside Philippines about 3.10 times by area.
- Philippines is larger by 199,000 km² (76,700 mi²), which is 210% of the area of Bihar.
- Measured in Belgiums: Philippines is about 9.56, Bihar about 3.09.
How they differ
- Philippines also has the larger population: 112.7 million against 103.8 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 384 in Philippines: Bihar is 2.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,210 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Philippines at 12°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Bihar at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Philippines as 2.62× the size of Bihar instead of 3.10×.
- Together Philippines and Bihar cover 388,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 199,000 km², is about the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km²).
- At Bihar's density, Philippines would have 321.5 million people (it has 112.7 million). At Philippines's density, Bihar would have 36.4 million (it has 103.8 million).
- Bihar's centre is 13.9° of latitude, about 1,550 km, farther north than Philippines's.
- Philippines ranks 74th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Bihar is the 12th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Bihar lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,550 km) north of Philippines.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Philippines would have about 2,600 m² and each person in Bihar about 910 m².
- Laid side by side, Philippines and Bihar would cover 388,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 216.5 million people, about as many people as Brazil.
- Counted as a country, Bihar would rank 110th by area and 16th by population.
Side by side
| Philippines | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 293,000 km²113,000 mi² | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 343,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 73rd of 239worldwide | 12th of 36in India |
| Population | 112.7 millionWikidata, 2024 | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 14th of 237worldwide | 3rd of 36in India |
| Density | 384 per km² | 1,096 per km² |
| Capital | Manila | Patna |
| Latitude range | 5°N to 21°N | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 293,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 343,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,700 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