West Bengal is 1.03× the size of Austria
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Austria (Europe) about 84,000 km² (32,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 84,000km²Austria
100 km
- West Bengal
- Austria
What fits
- Austria is 97% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 2,370 km² (915 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Austria.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Austria about 2.74.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 9.0 million, 10.2× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 107 in Austria: West Bengal is 9.89× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,890 km apart.
- On a standard web map Austria looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Austria at 48°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Austria as 1.79× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.03× the size of Austria.
- Together West Bengal and Austria cover 170,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,370 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Austria's density, West Bengal would have 9.2 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Austria would have 88.8 million (it has 9.0 million).
- Austria's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,650 km, farther north than West Bengal's.
- West Bengal is the 13th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 6th most densely populated of them.
- Austria ranks 116th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Austria lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,650 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Austria about 9,350 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Austria would cover 170,000 km², 96% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 100.3 million people, 1.04× as many people as Vietnam.
- Counted as a country, West Bengal would rank 114th by area and 18th by population.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 84,000 km²32,400 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 83,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 115th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 9.0 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 98th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 107 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Vienna |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 46°N to 49°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 86,400 km² is 2.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 88,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 83,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 84,000 km², to within 2%.
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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