Senegal is 132× the size of Delhi
Senegal (Africa) covers about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²) and Delhi (union territory of India) about 1,480 km² (572 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 196,000km²Senegal
- 1,480km²Delhi
200 km
- Senegal
- Delhi
What fits
- Delhi fits inside Senegal about 132 times by area.
- Senegal is larger by 195,000 km² (75,200 mi²), which is 13,137% of the area of Delhi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Senegal is about 6.40, Delhi about 0.05.
How they differ
- Senegal also has the larger population: 16.9 million against 16.8 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 11,325 in Delhi against 86 in Senegal: Delhi is 132× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,400 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Senegal at 14°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Delhi at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Senegal as 109× the size of Delhi instead of 132×.
- Together Senegal and Delhi cover 198,000 km², close to the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 195,000 km², is about the size of Kyrgyzstan (199,000 km²).
- At Delhi's density, Senegal would have 2.22 billion people (it has 16.9 million). At Senegal's density, Delhi would have 127,000 (it has 16.8 million).
- Delhi's centre is 14.3° of latitude, about 1,590 km, farther north than Senegal's.
- Senegal ranks 88th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Delhi is the 32nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Delhi lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,590 km) north of Senegal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Senegal would have about 11,630 m² and each person in Delhi about 90 m².
- Laid side by side, Senegal and Delhi would cover 198,000 km², about the same size as Kyrgyzstan.
- Together they have 33.7 million people, about as many people as Peru.
- Delhi is drawn from 40 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Delhi would rank 183rd by area and 74th by population.
Side by side
| Senegal | Delhi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² | 1,480 km²572 mi² |
| Official area | 197,000 km²Wikidata | 1,480 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 87th of 239worldwide | 32nd of 36in India |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 16.8 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 73rd of 237worldwide | 19th of 36in India |
| Density | 86 per km² | 11,325 per km² |
| Capital | Dakar | – |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 17°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 197,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 196,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,480 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,480 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