Poland is 1.02× the size of Maharashtra
Poland (Europe) covers about 313,000 km² (121,000 mi²) and Maharashtra (state of India) about 307,000 km² (118,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 313,000km²Poland
- 307,000km²Maharashtra
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- Poland
- Maharashtra
What fits
- Maharashtra is 98% of the size of Poland.
- Poland is larger by 6,870 km² (2,650 mi²), which is 2.2% of the area of Maharashtra.
- Measured in Belgiums: Poland is about 10.2, Maharashtra about 10.00.
How they differ
- Poland is larger, but Maharashtra has the larger population: 112.4 million against 37.6 million, 2.99× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 367 in Maharashtra against 120 in Poland: Maharashtra is 3.06× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,060 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Poland at 52°N is drawn about 2.7× too large and Maharashtra at 19°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Poland as 2.41× the size of Maharashtra instead of 1.02×.
- Together Poland and Maharashtra cover 620,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 6,870 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Maharashtra's density, Poland would have 114.9 million people (it has 37.6 million). At Poland's density, Maharashtra would have 36.7 million (it has 112.4 million).
- Poland's centre is 32.6° of latitude, about 3,630 km, farther north than Maharashtra's.
- Poland ranks 71st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Maharashtra is the 3rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.7% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Poland lies about 33° of latitude (roughly 3,630 km) north of Maharashtra.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Poland would have about 8,340 m² and each person in Maharashtra about 2,730 m².
- Laid side by side, Poland and Maharashtra would cover 620,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 149.9 million people, about as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Maharashtra would rank 72nd by area and 15th by population.
Side by side
| Poland | Maharashtra | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 313,000 km²121,000 mi² | 307,000 km²118,000 mi² |
| Official area | 313,000 km²Wikidata | 308,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 70th of 239worldwide | 3rd of 36in India |
| Population | 37.6 millionWikidata, 2024 | 112.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 38th of 237worldwide | 2nd of 36in India |
| Density | 120 per km² | 367 per km² |
| Capital | Warsaw | Mumbai; Nagpur |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 55°N | 16°N to 22°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 313,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 313,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 307,000 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