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California vs India Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while India has 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²).
- India's land area is 7.4 times (637%) larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- India's total area is 7.8 times (675%) larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km).
- India's north-south length is 2.5 times (149%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km).
- India's east-west width is 2.6 times (159%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); India's is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 13,685 feet higher than Mount Whitney.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; India's is Kuttanad at -7 feet.
- California's lowest point is 272 feet lower.
California vs India Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while India has 1,429,404,000 (2026).
- India's population is 36.3 times larger than California's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs India: 1,245.2.
- India's population density is 4.9 times (392%) higher than California's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; India's is Delhi with 16,753,235.
- Delhi's population is 4.3 times (332%) larger than Los Angeles'.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs India's Delhi (30,222,405).
- Delhi's population is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 97 years.
California vs India Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs India's $3,956.1 billion.
- California and India have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs India: $2,703.
- California's GDP per capita is 38.0 times higher than India's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs India: $2,760 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 31.2 times higher than India's.
Official Websites
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