Santa Catarina and Bihar are almost exactly the same size
Santa Catarina (state of Brazil) covers about 95,100 km² (36,700 mi²) and Bihar (state of India) about 94,700 km² (36,600 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 95,100km²Santa Catarina
- 94,700km²Bihar
100 km
- Santa Catarina
- Bihar
What fits
- Bihar is 100% of the size of Santa Catarina.
- The measured areas differ by 407 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Santa Catarina is about 3.10, Bihar about 3.09.
How they differ
- Santa Catarina is larger, but Bihar has the larger population: 103.8 million against 7.6 million, 13.6× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,096 in Bihar against 80 in Santa Catarina: Bihar is 13.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,700 km apart.
- Together Santa Catarina and Bihar cover 190,000 km², close to the size of Syria (186,000 km², 2.0% smaller).
- At Bihar's density, Santa Catarina would have 104.3 million people (it has 7.6 million). At Santa Catarina's density, Bihar would have 7.6 million (it has 103.8 million).
- Bihar's centre is 52.9° of latitude, about 5,880 km, farther north than Santa Catarina's.
- Santa Catarina is the 20th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- 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 53° of latitude (roughly 5,880 km) north of Santa Catarina, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Santa Catarina would have about 12,500 m² and each person in Bihar about 910 m².
- Laid side by side, Santa Catarina and Bihar would cover 190,000 km², about the same size as Syria.
- Together they have 111.4 million people, about as many people as the Philippines.
Side by side
| Santa Catarina | Bihar | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 95,100 km²36,700 mi² | 94,700 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 95,700 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 20th of 27in Brazil | 12th of 36in India |
| Population | 7.6 millionWikidata, 2022 | 103.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 10th of 27in Brazil | 3rd of 36in India |
| Density | 80 per km² | 1,096 per km² |
| Capital | Florianópolis | Patna |
| Latitude range | 29°S to 26°S | 24°N to 28°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 95,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 95,100 km², to within 2%.
- 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
- 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