West Bengal is 1.02× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
West Bengal (state of India) covers about 86,400 km² (33,300 mi²) and Nouvelle-Aquitaine (region of France) about 85,000 km² (32,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 86,400km²West Bengal
- 85,000km²Nouvelle-Aquitaine
100 km
- West Bengal
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
What fits
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is 98% of the size of West Bengal.
- West Bengal is larger by 1,370 km² (530 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Bengal is about 2.82, Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 2.77.
How they differ
- West Bengal also has the larger population: 91.3 million against 6.1 million, 14.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,057 in West Bengal against 72 in Nouvelle-Aquitaine: West Bengal is 14.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 7,990 km apart.
- On a standard web map Nouvelle-Aquitaine looks larger than West Bengal: West Bengal at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Nouvelle-Aquitaine at 45°N about 2.0×, so the map shows Nouvelle-Aquitaine as 1.66× the size of West Bengal, when West Bengal is 1.02× the size of Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
- Together West Bengal and Nouvelle-Aquitaine cover 171,000 km², close to the size of Somaliland (167,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,370 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
- At Nouvelle-Aquitaine's density, West Bengal would have 6.2 million people (it has 91.3 million). At West Bengal's density, Nouvelle-Aquitaine would have 89.8 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine's centre is 21.4° of latitude, about 2,380 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.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 13% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,380 km) north of West Bengal.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Bengal would have about 950 m² and each person in Nouvelle-Aquitaine about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, West Bengal and Nouvelle-Aquitaine would cover 171,000 km², 97% of the size of Uruguay.
- Together they have 97.4 million people, about as many people as Vietnam.
Side by side
| West Bengal | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | RegionFrance |
| Area, measured | 86,400 km²33,300 mi² | 85,000 km²32,800 mi² |
| Official area | 88,800 km²Wikidata | 84,100 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 13th of 36in India | 1st of 18in France |
| Population | 91.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 36in India | 3rd of 18in France |
| Density | 1,057 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Kolkata | Bordeaux |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 27°N | 43°N to 47°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 84,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 85,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Nouvelle-Aquitaine is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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