Bavaria is 1.09× the size of Ladakh
Bavaria (state of Germany) covers about 70,000 km² (27,000 mi²) and Ladakh (union territory of India) about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 70,000km²Bavaria
- 64,300km²Ladakh
100 km
- Bavaria
- Ladakh
Ladakh: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and Pakistan. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
What fits
- Ladakh is 92% of the size of Bavaria.
- Bavaria is larger by 5,770 km² (2,230 mi²), which is 9.0% of the area of Ladakh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bavaria is about 2.28, Ladakh about 2.10.
How they differ
- Bavaria also has the larger population: 13.0 million against 274,000, 47.5× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 186 in Bavaria against 4.3 in Ladakh: Bavaria is 43.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,580 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bavaria at 49°N is drawn about 2.3× too large and Ladakh at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Bavaria as 1.74× the size of Ladakh instead of 1.09×.
- Together Bavaria and Ladakh cover 134,000 km², close to the size of Bangladesh (137,000 km², 2.0% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,770 km², is about the size of Brunei (5,720 km²).
- At Ladakh's density, Bavaria would have 299,000 people (it has 13.0 million). At Bavaria's density, Ladakh would have 12.0 million (it has 274,000).
- Bavaria's centre is 15.0° of latitude, about 1,670 km, farther north than Ladakh's.
- Bavaria is the largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 20% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Ladakh is the 17th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 36th most densely populated of them.
- Bavaria lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,670 km) north of Ladakh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bavaria would have about 5,370 m² and each person in Ladakh about 234,260 m².
- Laid side by side, Bavaria and Ladakh would cover 134,000 km², about the same size as Bangladesh.
- Together they have 13.3 million people, about as many people as Burundi.
Side by side
| Bavaria | Ladakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 70,000 km²27,000 mi² | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² |
| Official area | 70,600 km²Wikidata | 59,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 16in Germany | 17th of 36in India |
| Population | 13.0 millionWikidata, 2022 | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 16in Germany | 35th of 36in India |
| Density | 186 per km² | 4.3 per km² |
| Capital | Munich | Leh; Kargil |
| Latitude range | 47°N to 51°N | 32°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 70,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 70,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 64,300 km² is 8.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 59,200 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12