West Bengal and Azerbaijan are almost exactly the same size
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Azerbaijan (Asia) about 86,200 km² (33,300 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 86,200km²Azerbaijan
100 km
- West Bengal
- Azerbaijan
What fits
- Azerbaijan is 100% of the size of West Bengal.
- The measured areas differ by 113 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Azerbaijan about 2.81.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 10.2 million, 8.97× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 118 in Azerbaijan: West Bengal is 8.95× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,180 km apart.
- On a standard web map Azerbaijan looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Azerbaijan at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Azerbaijan as 1.44× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.00× the size of Azerbaijan.
- Together West Bengal and Azerbaijan cover 173,000 km², close to the size of Uruguay (177,000 km², 2.7% bigger).
- At Azerbaijan's density, West Bengal would have 10.2 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Azerbaijan would have 91.2 million (it has 10.2 million).
- Azerbaijan's centre is 16.5° of latitude, about 1,830 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.
- Azerbaijan ranks 115th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Azerbaijan lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,830 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Azerbaijan about 8,470 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Azerbaijan would cover 173,000 km², about the same size as Uruguay.
- Together they have 101.5 million people, 96% as many people as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Counted as a country, West Bengal would rank 114th by area and 18th by population.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 86,200 km²33,300 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 86,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 114th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 10.2 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 91st of 237worldwide |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 118 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Baku |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 38°N to 42°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. 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 86,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 86,200 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