India vs OECD members: Land area
India
2.97 million sq. km
in 2023
OECD members
35.32 million sq. km
in 2023
India rank
7th
OECD members rank
9th
Land area over time
- India
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 35.32 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India, a difference of 32.35 million sq. km.
That makes OECD members's figure about 11.9 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
India ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th of 215 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.16 million sq. km | 32.18 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 1970s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.16 million sq. km | 32.18 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 1980s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.15 million sq. km | 32.18 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 1990s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.39 million sq. km | 32.42 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 2000s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.50 million sq. km | 32.53 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 2010s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.49 million sq. km | 32.52 million sq. km | OECD members |
| 2020s | 2.97 million sq. km | 35.37 million sq. km | 32.39 million sq. km | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area, India or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 35.32 million sq. km against 2.97 million sq. km in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area between India and OECD members?
- 32.35 million sq. km, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and OECD members?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and OECD members rank globally for land area?
- India ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.