Sikkim is 1.21× the size of Prince Edward Island
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Prince Edward Island (province of Canada) about 5,730 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 5,730km²Prince Edward Island
50 km
- Sikkim
- Prince Edward Island
What fits
- Prince Edward Island is 83% of the size of Sikkim.
- Sikkim is larger by 1,210 km² (467 mi²), which is 21% of the area of Prince Edward Island.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Prince Edward Island about 0.19.
How they differ
- Sikkim also has the larger population: 658,000 against 154,000, 4.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 95 in Sikkim against 27 in Prince Edward Island: Sikkim is 3.52× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,300 km apart.
- On a standard web map Prince Edward Island looks larger than Sikkim: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Prince Edward Island at 46°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Prince Edward Island as 1.36× the size of Sikkim, when Sikkim is 1.21× the size of Prince Edward Island.
- Together Sikkim and Prince Edward Island cover 12,700 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 0.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,210 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Prince Edward Island's density, Sikkim would have 187,000 people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Prince Edward Island would have 543,000 (it has 154,000).
- Prince Edward Island's centre is 18.8° of latitude, about 2,090 km, farther north than Sikkim'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.
- Prince Edward Island is the 13th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Prince Edward Island lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,090 km) north of Sikkim.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Prince Edward Island about 37,150 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Prince Edward Island would cover 12,700 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 812,000 people, 1.03× as many people as Bhutan.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Prince Edward Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceCanada |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 5,730 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 5,620 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 13th of 13in Canada |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 154,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 10th of 13in Canada |
| Density | 95 per km² | 27 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Charlottetown |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 46°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2021. 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 5,730 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,620 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