Sicily (Italy) is 1.12× the size of Meghalaya
Sicily (Italy) (region of Italy) covers about 25,900 km² (9,990 mi²) and Meghalaya (state of India) about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 25,900km²Sicily (Italy)
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
100 km
- Sicily (Italy)
- Meghalaya
What fits
- Meghalaya is 89% of the size of Sicily (Italy).
- Sicily (Italy) is larger by 2,750 km² (1,060 mi²), which is 12% of the area of Meghalaya.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sicily (Italy) is about 0.84, Meghalaya about 0.75.
How they differ
- Sicily (Italy) also has the larger population: 5.0 million against 3.0 million, 1.68× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 193 in Sicily (Italy) against 128 in Meghalaya: Sicily (Italy) is 1.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,230 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sicily (Italy) at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Meghalaya at 26°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Sicily (Italy) as 1.45× the size of Meghalaya instead of 1.12×.
- Together Sicily (Italy) and Meghalaya cover 49,000 km², close to the size of Slovakia (48,500 km², 1.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,750 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Meghalaya's density, Sicily (Italy) would have 3.3 million people (it has 5.0 million). At Sicily (Italy)'s density, Meghalaya would have 4.5 million (it has 3.0 million).
- Sicily (Italy)'s centre is 12.1° of latitude, about 1,340 km, farther north than Meghalaya's.
- Sicily (Italy) is the largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Sicily (Italy) lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,340 km) north of Meghalaya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sicily (Italy) would have about 5,190 m² and each person in Meghalaya about 7,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Sicily (Italy) and Meghalaya would cover 49,000 km², about the same size as Slovakia.
- Together they have 8.0 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Sicily (Italy) | Meghalaya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 25,900 km²9,990 mi² | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² |
| Official area | 25,700 km²Wikidata | 22,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 20in Italy | 24th of 36in India |
| Population | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2019 | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 20in Italy | 24th of 36in India |
| Density | 193 per km² | 128 per km² |
| Capital | Palermo | Shillong |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 39°N | 25°N to 26°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,900 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 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. The outline of Sicily (Italy) is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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