Saudi Arabia is 38.1× the size of Punjab
Saudi Arabia (Asia) covers about 1,922,000 km² (742,000 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,922,000km²Saudi Arabia
- 50,400km²Punjab
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- Saudi Arabia
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab fits inside Saudi Arabia about 38.1 times by area.
- Saudi Arabia is larger by 1,871,000 km² (723,000 mi²), which is 3,715% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saudi Arabia is about 62.7, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- Saudi Arabia also has the larger population: 33.0 million against 27.7 million, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 17 in Saudi Arabia: Punjab is 32.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,110 km apart.
- Together Saudi Arabia and Punjab cover 1,972,000 km², close to the size of Mexico (1,958,000 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,871,000 km², is about the size of Indonesia (1,880,000 km²).
- At Punjab's density, Saudi Arabia would have 1.06 billion people (it has 33.0 million). At Saudi Arabia's density, Punjab would have 865,000 (it has 27.7 million).
- Punjab's centre is 6.8° of latitude, about 750 km, farther north than Saudi Arabia's.
- Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Punjab lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 752 km) north of Saudi Arabia.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saudi Arabia would have about 58,230 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, Saudi Arabia and Punjab would cover 1,972,000 km², about the same size as Mexico.
- Together they have 60.7 million people, about as many people as South Africa.
- Counted as a country, Punjab would rank 130th by area and 54th by population.
Side by side
| Saudi Arabia | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,922,000 km²742,000 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 2,250,000 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 239worldwide | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 33.0 millionWikidata, 2018 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 237worldwide | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 17 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | Riyadh | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 32°N | 30°N to 33°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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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