West Virginia is 1.43× the size of Haryana
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Haryana (state of India) about 43,900 km² (17,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 43,900km²Haryana
100 km
- West Virginia
- Haryana
What fits
- Haryana is 70% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 18,800 km² (7,250 mi²), which is 43% of the area of Haryana.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Haryana about 1.43.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Haryana has the larger population: 25.4 million against 1.8 million, 14.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 577 in Haryana against 29 in West Virginia: Haryana is 20.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Haryana at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.78× the size of Haryana instead of 1.43×.
- Together West Virginia and Haryana cover 107,000 km², close to the size of Guatemala (109,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 18,800 km², is about the size of Fiji (18,900 km²).
- At Haryana's density, West Virginia would have 36.2 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Haryana would have 1.3 million (it has 25.4 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 9.4° of latitude, about 1,050 km, farther north than Haryana's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Haryana is the 21st largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,050 km) north of Haryana.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Haryana about 1,730 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Haryana would cover 107,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala.
- Together they have 27.1 million people, about as many people as Australia.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Haryana | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 43,900 km²17,000 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 44,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 21st of 36in India |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 25.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 18th of 36in India |
| Density | 29 per km² | 577 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 28°N to 31°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 44,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 43,900 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