Saudi Arabia is 50.9× the size of Kerala
Saudi Arabia (Asia) covers about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 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.
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
- 37,700km²Kerala
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- Saudi Arabia
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala fits inside Saudi Arabia about 50.9 times by area.
- Saudi Arabia is larger by 1,884,000 km² (727,000 mi²), which is 4,994% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saudi Arabia is about 62.7, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Saudi Arabia is larger, but Kerala has the larger population: 33.4 million against 33.0 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 17 in Saudi Arabia: Kerala is 51.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,690 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saudi Arabia at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Kerala at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Saudi Arabia as 59.1× the size of Kerala instead of 50.9×.
- Together Saudi Arabia and Kerala cover 1,959,000 km², close to the size of Mexico (1,958,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,884,000 km², is about the size of Indonesia (1,880,000 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Saudi Arabia would have 1.70 billion people (it has 33.0 million). At Saudi Arabia's density, Kerala would have 648,000 (it has 33.4 million).
- Saudi Arabia's centre is 13.7° of latitude, about 1,520 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.
- Saudi Arabia lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,520 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saudi Arabia would have about 58,230 m² and each person in Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Saudi Arabia and Kerala would cover 1,959,000 km², about the same size as Mexico.
- Together they have 66.4 million people, about as many people as Thailand.
- Counted as a country, Kerala would rank 136th by area and 45th by population.
Side by side
| Saudi Arabia | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 239worldwide | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 237worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 17 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 32°N | 8°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2018 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 1,922,000 km² is 15% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,250,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- 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