Tamil Nadu is 1.38× the size of Castile and León
Tamil Nadu (state of India) covers about 131,000 km² (50,500 mi²) and Castile and León (autonomous community of Spain) about 94,800 km² (36,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
- 94,800km²Castile and León
100 km
- Tamil Nadu
- Castile and León
What fits
- Castile and León is 73% of the size of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu is larger by 35,900 km² (13,900 mi²), which is 38% of the area of Castile and León.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tamil Nadu is about 4.26, Castile and León about 3.09.
How they differ
- Tamil Nadu also has the larger population: 72.1 million against 2.4 million, 30.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 552 in Tamil Nadu against 25 in Castile and León: Tamil Nadu is 21.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,630 km apart.
- On a standard web map Castile and León looks larger than Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu at 11°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Castile and León at 42°N about 1.8×, so the map shows Castile and León as 1.26× the size of Tamil Nadu, when Tamil Nadu is 1.38× the size of Castile and León.
- Together Tamil Nadu and Castile and León cover 225,000 km², close to the size of Laos (228,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 35,900 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Castile and León's density, Tamil Nadu would have 3.3 million people (it has 72.1 million). At Tamil Nadu's density, Castile and León would have 52.3 million (it has 2.4 million).
- Castile and León's centre is 30.7° of latitude, about 3,420 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León is the largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 19% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Castile and León lies about 31° of latitude (roughly 3,420 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tamil Nadu would have about 1,810 m² and each person in Castile and León about 39,690 m².
- Laid side by side, Tamil Nadu and Castile and León would cover 225,000 km², about the same size as Laos.
- Together they have 74.5 million people, 1.09× as many people as France.
Side by side
| Tamil Nadu | Castile and León | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² | 94,800 km²36,600 mi² |
| Official area | 130,000 km²Wikidata | 94,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 36in India | 1st of 19in Spain |
| Population | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 2.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 36in India | 6th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 552 per km² | 25 per km² |
| Capital | Chennai | – |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 14°N | 40°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 94,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 94,800 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Castile and León 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