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How big is Australia compared to India?
How big is Australia compared to India? Compare cited land area and population, see real outlines at a shared area scale, and inspect calculated population density.
Australia has 2.59× the land area of India. India has 53× the listed population of Australia. Density is calculated from the cited figures.
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Land area, population and calculated density
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- Australia7,692,020 km²
- India2,973,190 km²
- Australia27,614,411
- India1,463,865,525
- Australia3.6 people/km²
- India492 people/km²
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| Measure | Australia | India |
|---|---|---|
| Land area | 7,692,020 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 | 2,973,190 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023 |
| Population | 27,614,411 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 | 1,463,865,525 peopleWorld Bank — Population, total · 2025 |
| Calculated density | 3.6 people/km²Calculated from the values above | 492 people/km²Calculated from the values above |
Density is calculated as population ÷ land area converted to km². Source years are shown separately; the calculation may combine different years.
Calculated from the cited values
Land area, population and density differences
The land-area gap is about 3.19 × Alaska's land area (4,718,830 km², calculated).
India has 53× the listed population of Australia.
India has 137× the calculated population density of Australia.
Land area is shown in km² in the charts so the bars use the same unit.
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