Punjab is 1.95× the size of Sicily (Italy)
Punjab (state of India) covers about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²) and Sicily (Italy) (region of Italy) about 25,900 km² (9,990 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 50,400km²Punjab
- 25,900km²Sicily (Italy)
100 km
- Punjab
- Sicily (Italy)
What fits
- Sicily (Italy) is 51% of the size of Punjab.
- Punjab is larger by 24,500 km² (9,460 mi²), which is 95% of the area of Sicily (Italy).
- Measured in Belgiums: Punjab is about 1.64, Sicily (Italy) about 0.84.
How they differ
- Punjab also has the larger population: 27.7 million against 5.0 million, 5.57× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 193 in Sicily (Italy): Punjab is 2.86× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Punjab at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Sicily (Italy) at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Punjab as 1.66× the size of Sicily (Italy) instead of 1.95×.
- Together Punjab and Sicily (Italy) cover 76,200 km², close to the size of Serbia (77,600 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 24,500 km², is about the size of Rwanda (25,300 km²).
- At Sicily (Italy)'s density, Punjab would have 9.7 million people (it has 27.7 million). At Punjab's density, Sicily (Italy) would have 14.2 million (it has 5.0 million).
- Sicily (Italy)'s centre is 6.7° of latitude, about 750 km, farther north than Punjab's.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Sicily (Italy) is the largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Sicily (Italy) lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 750 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Punjab would have about 1,820 m² and each person in Sicily (Italy) about 5,190 m².
- Laid side by side, Punjab and Sicily (Italy) would cover 76,200 km², about the same size as Serbia.
- Together they have 32.7 million people, about as many people as Ghana.
Side by side
| Punjab | Sicily (Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² | 25,900 km²9,990 mi² |
| Official area | 50,400 km²Wikidata | 25,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 36in India | 1st of 20in Italy |
| Population | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 17th of 36in India | 4th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 551 per km² | 193 per km² |
| Capital | Chandigarh | Palermo |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 33°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2019. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,900 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Sicily (Italy) is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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