West Bengal is 1.05× the size of Chongqing
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Chongqing (municipality of China) about 82,400 km² (31,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 82,400km²Chongqing
100 km
- West Bengal
- Chongqing
What fits
- Chongqing is 95% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 4,000 km² (1,540 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Chongqing.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Chongqing about 2.69.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 32.1 million, 2.85× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 389 in Chongqing: West Bengal is 2.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,090 km apart.
- On a standard web map Chongqing looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Chongqing at 30°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Chongqing as 1.07× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.05× the size of Chongqing.
- Together West Bengal and Chongqing cover 169,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 4,000 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
- At Chongqing's density, West Bengal would have 33.6 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Chongqing would have 87.0 million (it has 32.1 million).
- Chongqing's centre is 6.3° of latitude, about 700 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.
- Chongqing is the 26th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Chongqing lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 696 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Chongqing about 2,570 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Chongqing would cover 169,000 km², 95% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 123.3 million people, about as many people as Japan.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Chongqing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 82,400 km²31,800 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 82,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 26th of 31in China |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 32.1 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 19th of 31in China |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 389 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | – |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 28°N to 32°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. 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 82,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 82,400 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