West Virginia is 1.25× the size of Punjab
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Punjab (state of India) about 50,400 km² (19,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 50,400km²Punjab
100 km
- West Virginia
- Punjab
What fits
- Punjab is 80% of the size of West Virginia.
- West Virginia is larger by 12,400 km² (4,770 mi²), which is 25% of the area of Punjab.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Punjab about 1.64.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Punjab has the larger population: 27.7 million against 1.8 million, 15.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 551 in Punjab against 29 in West Virginia: Punjab is 19.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Punjab at 31°N about 1.4×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.50× the size of Punjab instead of 1.25×.
- Together West Virginia and Punjab cover 113,000 km², close to the size of Bulgaria (113,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 12,400 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Punjab's density, West Virginia would have 34.5 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Punjab would have 1.4 million (it has 27.7 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 7.8° of latitude, about 870 km, farther north than Punjab'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.
- Punjab is the 20th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 867 km) north of Punjab.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Punjab about 1,820 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Punjab would cover 113,000 km², about the same size as Bulgaria.
- Together they have 29.5 million people, about as many people as Mozambique.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Punjab | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 50,400 km²19,500 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 50,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 20th of 36in India |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 27.7 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 17th of 36in India |
| Density | 29 per km² | 551 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Chandigarh |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 30°N to 33°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 50,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 50,400 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