Australia vs India: Land area in square kilometers
Australia
7.69 million sq. km
in 2023
India
2.97 million sq. km
in 2023
Australia rank
6th
India rank
7th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Australia
- India
How they compare
Australia currently reports 7.69 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India, a difference of 4.72 million sq. km.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.6 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.68 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 1970s | 7.68 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 1980s | 7.68 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 1990s | 7.68 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 2000s | 7.68 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 2010s | 7.69 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.71 million sq. km | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.69 million sq. km | 2.97 million sq. km | 4.72 million sq. km | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Australia or India?
- Australia, at 7.69 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Australia and India?
- 4.72 million sq. km, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and India rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Australia ranks 6th and India ranks 7th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.