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Alabama vs India Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while India has 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²).
- India's land area is 22.7 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- India's total area is 24.2 times larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km).
- India's north-south length is 5.7 times (472%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km).
- India's east-west width is 8.6 times (764%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); India's is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 25,764 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; India's is Kuttanad at -7 feet.
- India's lowest point is 7 feet lower.
Alabama vs India Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while India has 1,429,404,000 (2026).
- India's population is 277.1 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs India: 1,245.2.
- India's population density is 12.2 times higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; India's is Delhi with 16,753,235.
- Delhi's population is 72.7 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs India's Delhi (30,222,405).
- Delhi's population is 25.3 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 128 years.
Alabama vs India Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs India's $3,956.1 billion.
- India's economic output is 12.2 times larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs India: $2,703.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 23.3 times higher than India's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs India: $2,760 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama's average income is 20.8 times higher than India's.
Official Websites
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