The map above shows Louisiana and India side by side at exactly the same scale, using equal-area projections, so their true relative sizes are preserved.
Louisiana vs India Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while India has 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²).
- India's land area is 26.6 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 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 Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km).
- India's north-south length is 6.3 times (529%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km).
- India's east-west width is 5.1 times (414%) wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); India's is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 27,636 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; India's is Kuttanad at -7 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Louisiana vs India Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while India has 1,429,404,000 (2026).
- India's population is 310.9 times larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs India: 1,245.2.
- India's population density is 11.7 times higher than Louisiana's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; India's is Delhi with 16,753,235.
- Delhi's population is 46.2 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs India's Delhi (30,222,405).
- Delhi's population is 31.3 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 135 years.
Louisiana vs India Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs India's $3,956.1 billion.
- India's economic output is 12.0 times larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs India: $2,703.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 26.5 times higher than India's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs India: $2,760 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana's average income is 22.4 times higher than India's.
Official Websites
Louisiana official website · India official website
Download the Louisiana vs India Size Comparison Map for free
To download the map, right-click the image above (or press and hold on a phone or tablet) and choose Save image as. The map is free to use anywhere, including on your own website or in print, as long as you credit it with a link back to this page or to BrilliantMaps.com.
More Size Comparisons
All Louisiana size comparisons · All India size comparisons
Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.