Denmark and Jammu and Kashmir are almost exactly the same size

Denmark (Europe) covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.

42,700km²Denmark
42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir

100 km

Denmark
Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with 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

Jammu and Kashmir is 100% of the size of Denmark.
The measured areas differ by 143 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Jammu and Kashmir about 1.39.

How they differ

Denmark is larger, but Jammu and Kashmir has the larger population: 12.3 million against 5.8 million, 2.11× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 136 in Denmark: Jammu and Kashmir is 2.11× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,460 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Denmark as 2.22× the size of Jammu and Kashmir instead of 1.00×.
Together Denmark and Jammu and Kashmir cover 85,200 km², close to the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km², 1.2% bigger).
At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Denmark would have 12.3 million people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 5.8 million (it has 12.3 million).
Denmark's centre is 22.4° of latitude, about 2,490 km, farther north than Jammu and Kashmir's.
Denmark ranks 134th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Jammu and Kashmir is the 22nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
Denmark lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,490 km) north of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shared out evenly, each person in Denmark would have about 7,330 m² and each person in Jammu and Kashmir about 3,470 m².
Laid side by side, Denmark and Jammu and Kashmir would cover 85,200 km², about the same size as Azerbaijan.
Together they have 18.1 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Counted as a country, Jammu and Kashmir would rank 134th by area and 79th by population.

Side by side

	Denmark	Jammu and Kashmir
Is a	CountryEurope	Union TerritoryIndia
Area, measured	42,700 km²16,500 mi²	42,600 km²16,400 mi²
Official area	42,900 km²Wikidata	42,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	133rd of 239worldwide	22nd of 36in India
Population	5.8 millionWikidata, 2020	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011
Rank by population	115th of 237worldwide	20th of 36in India
Density	136 per km²	288 per km²
Capital	Copenhagen	Srinagar; Jammu
Latitude range	55°N to 58°N	32°N to 35°N

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 42,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,600 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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

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