Senegal is 1.02× the size of Karnataka
Senegal (Africa) covers about 196,000 km² (75,800 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 196,000km²Senegal
- 192,000km²Karnataka
200 km
- Senegal
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 98% of the size of Senegal.
- Senegal is larger by 4,380 km² (1,690 mi²), which is 2.3% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Senegal is about 6.40, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Senegal is larger, but Karnataka has the larger population: 61.1 million against 16.9 million, 3.62× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 86 in Senegal: Karnataka is 3.70× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,670 km apart.
- Together Senegal and Karnataka cover 388,000 km², close to the size of Zimbabwe (389,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,380 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Senegal would have 62.5 million people (it has 16.9 million). At Senegal's density, Karnataka would have 16.5 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Senegal ranks 88th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 14°N and 15°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Senegal would have about 11,630 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Senegal and Karnataka would cover 388,000 km², about the same size as Zimbabwe.
- Together they have 78.0 million people, 93% as many people as Germany.
- Counted as a country, Karnataka would rank 88th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| Senegal | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 196,000 km²75,800 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 197,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 87th of 239worldwide | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 16.9 millionWikidata, 2021 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 73rd of 237worldwide | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 86 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Dakar | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 12°N to 17°N | 12°N to 18°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 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 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