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Australia vs India: how much larger is Australia?

Australia is 2.44× the area of India in our Natural Earth boundary dataset. The difference between the estimates is 4,550,160 km².

Australia7,705,990 km²
India3,155,830 km²
Both outlines use the same scale and a local equal-area projection centered on each place. Their shapes come from this site’s Natural Earth boundaries; the map scene lets you move them.
Australia7,705,990 km²
India3,155,830 km²
Bar length represents estimated boundary area. It does not claim one outline can physically fit inside the other.

What the map can hide

Australia and India sit on opposite sides of the equator, with representative latitudes of similar absolute size. This pair is more about the area inside different outlines than an extreme polar map illusion.

Compare their bars before dragging. The map shows their shapes at the same location, while the equal-area view keeps area scale consistent across latitude.

Compare the outlines

Move Australia over India in the equal-area view. Does the larger area remain clear when the shapes overlap?

Open this pair in the equal-area map or compare it in Mercator. The selected outline moves on the map, while both area numbers stay fixed.

How to read these figures

Australia refers to the mapped country feature, not all of Oceania. Both boundaries follow Natural Earth’s 1:50m choices.

Both areas are calculated from the original Natural Earth 1:50m polygons before display simplification. They are consistent estimates for this site, rather than official land or total-area statistics. The area guide explains what those definitions include. The projection guide explains the changing drawing.

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