Washington, D.C. is 1.37× the size of Chandigarh

What fits

• Chandigarh is 73% of the size of Washington, D.C.
• Washington, D.C. is larger by 43.5 km² (16.8 mi²), which is 37% of the area of Chandigarh.
• Measured in Belgiums: Washington, D.C. is about 0.01, Chandigarh about 0.00.

How they differ

• Washington, D.C. is larger, but Chandigarh has the larger population: 1.1 million against 690,000, 1.53× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 8,892 in Chandigarh against 4,251 in Washington, D.C.: Chandigarh is 2.09× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Washington, D.C. at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Chandigarh at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Washington, D.C. as 1.67× the size of Chandigarh instead of 1.37×.
• At Chandigarh's density, Washington, D.C. would have 1.4 million people (it has 690,000). At Washington, D.C.'s density, Chandigarh would have 505,000 (it has 1.1 million).
• Washington, D.C.'s centre is 8.2° of latitude, about 910 km, farther north than Chandigarh's.
• Washington, D.C. is the 51st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
• Chandigarh is the 35th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
• Washington, D.C. lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 908 km) north of Chandigarh.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Washington, D.C. would have about 240 m² and each person in Chandigarh about 110 m².
• Laid side by side, Washington, D.C. and Chandigarh would cover 281 km², 1.06× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
• Together they have 1.7 million people, 95% as many people as North Macedonia.
• Washington, D.C. is drawn from 10 points and Chandigarh is drawn from 13 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 162 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 177 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 119 km² is 4.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 114 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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