Suriname is 253× the size of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Suriname (South America) covers about 145,000 km² (56,000 mi²) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (union territory of India) about 574 km² (222 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 145,000km²Suriname
- 574km²Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
100 km
- Suriname
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
What fits
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu fits inside Suriname about 253 times by area.
- Suriname is larger by 145,000 km² (55,800 mi²), which is 25,174% of the area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Suriname is about 4.73, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 0.02.
How they differ
- Suriname is larger, but Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has the larger population: 586,000 against 563,000, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,020 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu against 3.9 in Suriname: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 263× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- Together Suriname and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu cover 146,000 km², close to the size of Nepal (147,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 145,000 km², is about the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km²).
- At Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's density, Suriname would have 148.0 million people (it has 563,000). At Suriname's density, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would have 2,230 (it has 586,000).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's centre is 16.1° of latitude, about 1,790 km, farther north than Suriname's.
- Suriname ranks 95th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is the 33rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,790 km) north of Suriname.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Suriname would have about 257,580 m² and each person in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Suriname and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would cover 146,000 km², about the same size as Nepal.
- Together they have 1.1 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is drawn from 42 points: at a size under 2,500 km² the outline is a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
- Counted as a country, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would rank 194th by area and 170th by population.
Side by side
| Suriname | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountrySouth America | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,000 mi² | 574 km²222 mi² |
| Official area | 163,000 km²Wikidata | 603 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 94th of 239worldwide | 33rd of 36in India |
| Population | 563,000Wikidata, 2017 | 586,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 170th of 237worldwide | 33rd of 36in India |
| Density | 3.9 per km² | 1,020 per km² |
| Capital | Paramaribo | Daman |
| Latitude range | 2°N to 6°N | 20°N to 21°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 145,000 km² is 11% below Wikidata's official figure of 163,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 574 km² is 4.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 603 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 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
