State of India
Goa
गोआGoa is a state of India. It covers about 3,420 km² (1,320 mi²), the 31st largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and 87% of the size of Cape Verde. About 1.5 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 3,420 km²1,320 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,700 km²Wikidata · 7.6% above our measure |
| Share of India | 0.1%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 31st of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 426 people per km² |
| Capital | Panaji |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 16°N |
| Type | StateIN-GA |
What the numbers say about Goa
- Goa covers 0.1% of the area of India and ranks 27th of 36 by population, against 31st by area.
- It would take 921 states and union territories the size of Goa to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 100× the size of Goa; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 1.0% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Sikkim (6,940 km², 2.03×) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (7,110 km², 2.08×).
- Counted as a country, Goa would be larger than 63 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 177th by area, between South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,920 km²) and French Polynesia (3,340 km²).
- With 1.5 million people it would rank 155th of 238 by population.
- Goa has 426 people per km², about the density of India, which has 421 per km².
- That makes Goa the 13th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 1.07× the average for India (400 per km²).
- Goa lies at 15°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Goa stretches about 100 km north to south and 66 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,420 km² is 7.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,700 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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Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai51% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.21× · 2,830 km²PeopleHawaii1.00× · 1.5 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.29× · 2,650 km²PeopleMecklenburg-Western Pomerania0.93× · 1.6 million (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.32× · 2,580 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.65× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley1.04× · 3,300 km²PeopleMarche0.96× · 1.5 million (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands67% · 5,120 km²PeopleMurcia0.93× · 1.6 million (2024)
- JapanAreaTottori0.92× · 3,700 km²PeopleOkinawa1.00× · 1.5 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District59% · 5,790 km²PeopleTocantins0.96× · 1.5 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island60% · 5,730 km²PeopleManitoba1.09× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.46× · 2,350 km²PeopleSouth Australia77% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala88% · 3,870 km²PeopleAguascalientes1.11× · 1.3 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaNong Khai0.99× · 3,440 km²PeopleSisaket1.00× · 1.5 million (2020)
Where Goa sits in India
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12