Sikkim is 1.18× the size of Colima
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Colima (state of Mexico) about 5,880 km² (2,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 5,880km²Colima
200 km
- Sikkim
- Colima
What fits
- Colima is 85% of the size of Sikkim.
- Sikkim is larger by 1,060 km² (411 mi²), which is 18% of the area of Colima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Colima about 0.19.
How they differ
- Sikkim is larger, but Colima has the larger population: 731,000 against 658,000, 1.11× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 124 in Colima against 95 in Sikkim: Colima is 1.31× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 14,600 km apart.
- Together Sikkim and Colima cover 12,800 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,060 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Colima's density, Sikkim would have 864,000 people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Colima would have 557,000 (it has 731,000).
- Sikkim's centre is 8.4° of latitude, about 940 km, farther north than Colima's.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Colima is the 28th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 0.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Sikkim lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 938 km) north of Colima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Colima about 8,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Colima would cover 12,800 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as East Timor.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Colima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 5,880 km²2,270 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 5,630 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 28th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 731,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 31st of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 95 per km² | 124 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Colima |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 18°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 5,880 km² is 4.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,630 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
- 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