South Africa is 6.61× the size of Gujarat
South Africa (Africa) covers about 1,220,000 km² (471,000 mi²) and Gujarat (state of India) about 184,000 km² (71,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 1,220,000km²South Africa
- 184,000km²Gujarat
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- South Africa
- Gujarat
What fits
- Gujarat fits inside South Africa about 6.61 times by area.
- South Africa is larger by 1,035,000 km² (400,000 mi²), which is 561% of the area of Gujarat.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Africa is about 39.8, Gujarat about 6.01.
How they differ
- South Africa also has the larger population: 62.0 million against 60.4 million, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 327 in Gujarat against 51 in South Africa: Gujarat is 6.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,590 km apart.
- Together South Africa and Gujarat cover 1,404,000 km², close to the size of Peru (1,290,000 km², 8.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,035,000 km², is about the size of Mauritania (1,036,000 km²).
- At Gujarat's density, South Africa would have 399.4 million people (it has 62.0 million). At South Africa's density, Gujarat would have 9.4 million (it has 60.4 million).
- Gujarat's centre is 51.7° of latitude, about 5,750 km, farther north than South Africa's.
- South Africa ranks 25th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Gujarat is the 6th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Gujarat lies about 52° of latitude (roughly 5,750 km) north of South Africa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Africa would have about 19,670 m² and each person in Gujarat about 3,050 m².
- Laid side by side, South Africa and Gujarat would cover 1,404,000 km², 1.09× the size of Peru.
- Together they have 122.4 million people, about as many people as Japan.
- Counted as a country, Gujarat would rank 89th by area and 24th by population.
Side by side
| South Africa | Gujarat | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 1,220,000 km²471,000 mi² | 184,000 km²71,200 mi² |
| Official area | 1,221,000 km²Wikidata | 196,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 239worldwide | 6th of 36in India |
| Population | 62.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 60.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 237worldwide | 9th of 36in India |
| Density | 51 per km² | 327 per km² |
| Capital | Pretoria; Cape Town; Bloemfontein | Gandhinagar |
| Latitude range | 35°S to 22°S | 20°N to 25°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,221,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,220,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 184,000 km² is 5.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 196,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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