West Bengal is 1.02× the size of Maine
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Maine (state of the United States) about 84,300 km² (32,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 84,300km²Maine
100 km
- West Bengal
- Maine
What fits
- Maine is 98% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 2,110 km² (813 mi²), which is 2.5% of the area of Maine.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Maine about 2.75.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 1.4 million, 67.0× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 16 in Maine: West Bengal is 65.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,000 km apart.
- On a standard web map Maine looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Maine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Maine as 1.66× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.02× the size of Maine.
- Together West Bengal and Maine cover 171,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 1.9% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,110 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Maine's density, West Bengal would have 1.4 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Maine would have 89.1 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Maine's centre is 21.6° of latitude, about 2,400 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.
- Maine is the 39th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- Maine lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,400 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Maine about 61,850 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Maine would cover 171,000 km², 96% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 92.6 million people, about as many people as Iran.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Maine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 84,300 km²32,500 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 91,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 39th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 42nd of 51in the United States |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 16 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Augusta |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 43°N to 47°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.
- Our measured 84,300 km² is 8.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 91,600 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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