Asia · Southern Asia
India
India covers about 3,151,000 km² (1,217,000 mi²), the 8th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Argentina, at about 2,783,000 km².
- 3,151,000km²Area, main territory
- 1.33 billionPopulation
- 103In Belgiums
500 km
- India
Facts
| Area, main territory | 3,151,000 km²1,217,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,288,000 km²Wikidata · 4.2% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 103 |
| Capital | New Delhi |
| Population | 1.33 billionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 421 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 35°N |
| In other languages | Indien Deutsch · Inde Français · Índia Português · インド 日本語 · 印度 中文 · 인도 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#2 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about India
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 5.39× the size of India.
- At 421 people per km², India is the 13th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- India lies at 23°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, India's main territory stretches about 3,130 km north to south and 2,900 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,151,000 km² is 4.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,288,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
How India measures up
India holds 10% of the land area and 29% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Southern Asia it is the 1st largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 3,151,000 km² | 7th of 239 |
| Population | 1.33 billion | 2nd of 237 |
| Density | 421 per km² | 13th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 22.8°N | 96th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | India is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 103× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 12.9× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 8.81× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 8.44× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 5.75× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.37× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.33× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.19× its size |
Where India sits
- India's centre lies at 22.8°N, 79.6°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,530 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 7°N to 35°N, about 3,200 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If India had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², India would have 3.95 billion people. It has 1.33 billion.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², India would have 11.7 million people. It has 1.33 billion.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 228.0 million.
States and union territories of India
Natural Earth’s file divides India into 36 states and union territories. Each has its own page, drawn at true size and matched to the countries closest to it in area and in people.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India#2 · 3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia1,880,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2020; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11