California is a state in the United States Of America located in the Western Region of the country, whereas India is a country located in South Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between California and India regarding various aspects.
Size
Is California bigger than India?
The total area of California is 163,696 sq mi, and the total area of India is 1,269,219 sq mi. California is smaller than India by 1,105,523 sq mi. California is around 7.76 times smaller than India.
Area of California: 163,696 sq mi ( 423,970 km2 )
Area of India: 1,269,219 sq mi (3,287,263 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of California as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 39,237,836.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of India as of 12th April 2022, is estimated to be around 1,404,343,824.
Here is some more data comparison between California and India.
The capital of California is Sacramento, and the capital city of India is New Delhi.
Official Languages
California: English
India: Hindi, English, Indian
Demonym(s)
California: Californian
India: Indian
ISO 3166 Code
California: US-CA
India: IN
Human Development Index
HDI of California as of 2019: 0.936
HDI of India as of 2019: 0.645
California Time Zone:
UTC – 8 (Pacific Time Zone)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 7 (Pacific Daylight Time)
India Time Zone:
UTC + 5:30 (Indian Standard Time)
India doesn’t observe daylight saving time.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of California:
37° 0′ 0″ N, 120° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of India:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 78° 0′ 0″ E
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