Victoria is 1.19× the size of Karnataka
Victoria (state of Australia) covers about 228,000 km² (88,000 mi²) and Karnataka (state of India) about 192,000 km² (74,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 228,000km²Victoria
- 192,000km²Karnataka
200 km
- Victoria
- Karnataka
What fits
- Karnataka is 84% of the size of Victoria.
- Victoria is larger by 36,100 km² (13,900 mi²), which is 19% of the area of Karnataka.
- Measured in Belgiums: Victoria is about 7.43, Karnataka about 6.26.
How they differ
- Victoria is larger, but Karnataka has the larger population: 61.1 million against 7.0 million, 8.72× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 319 in Karnataka against 31 in Victoria: Karnataka is 10.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,140 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Victoria at 37°S is drawn about 1.6× too large and Karnataka at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Victoria as 1.74× the size of Karnataka instead of 1.19×.
- Together Victoria and Karnataka cover 420,000 km², close to the size of Iraq (437,000 km², 4.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 36,100 km², is about the size of Taiwan (36,200 km²).
- At Karnataka's density, Victoria would have 72.6 million people (it has 7.0 million). At Victoria's density, Karnataka would have 5.9 million (it has 61.1 million).
- Karnataka's centre is 51.6° of latitude, about 5,730 km, farther north than Victoria's.
- Victoria is the 6th largest of the 8 states and territories of Australia and covers 3.0% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Karnataka is the 5th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 6.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Karnataka lies about 52° of latitude (roughly 5,730 km) north of Victoria, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Victoria would have about 32,510 m² and each person in Karnataka about 3,140 m².
- Laid side by side, Victoria and Karnataka would cover 420,000 km², 96% of the size of Iraq.
- Together they have 68.1 million people, about as many people as France.
Side by side
| Victoria | Karnataka | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateAustralia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 228,000 km²88,000 mi² | 192,000 km²74,100 mi² |
| Official area | 227,000 km²Wikidata | 192,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 8in Australia | 5th of 36in India |
| Population | 7.0 millionWikidata, 2024 | 61.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 8in Australia | 8th of 36in India |
| Density | 31 per km² | 319 per km² |
| Capital | Melbourne | Bengaluru; Belgaum |
| Latitude range | 39°S to 34°S | 12°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 227,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 228,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 192,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 192,000 km², to within 2%.
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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