Uttar Pradesh vs Madhya Pradesh - a comparison

Madhya Pradesh is larger than Uttar Pradesh in terms of area. Uttar Pradesh - 2,40,928 square kilometers (4th largest in India) Madhya Pradesh - 3,08,000 square kilometers (2nd largest in India)

AREA

Uttar Pradesh - over 20 crore

Madhya Pradesh - 7 to 8 crore

POPULATION

Uttar Pradesh - Ganga, Yamuna, Ghaghara, Sharda, etc Madhya Pradesh - Narmada, Chambal, Betwa, Son, etc

MAJOR RIVERS

Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow

Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal

CAPITAL CITY

LARGEST CITY BY POPULATION

Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow

Madhya Pradesh - Indore

More tourists visit Uttar Pradesh as compared with Madhya Pradesh.

TOURIST ARRIVALS

Madhya Pradesh has the highest forest cover area among all states in India. Uttar Pradesh has a very low forest cover of only 14,818 sq km.

FOREST COVER

Because of a higher forest cover, Madhya Pradesh is a much better wildlife destination. Famous National Parks in MP - Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Satpura National Park, etc

WILDLIFE

Both Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have 3 UNESCO World heritage sites. UNESCO World heritage sites in UP - Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, and Fatehpur Sikri UNESCO World heritage sites in MP - Khajuraho Group of Monuments, Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi, and Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka

Uttar Pradesh - 80 Madhya Pradesh - 29

NUMBER OF LOK SABHA SEATS

Uttar Pradesh -  9 state borders (Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh) 1 international border with Nepal Madhya Pradesh - 5 state borders (Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Rajasthan)

BORDERS

Uttar Pradesh has a higher GDP than Madhya Pradesh.

GDP

KANHA NATIONAL PARK