Himachal Pradesh is 1.06× the size of Ningxia
Himachal Pradesh (state of India) covers about 55,400 km² (21,400 mi²) and Ningxia (autonomous region of China) about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 55,400km²Himachal Pradesh
- 52,100km²Ningxia
100 km
- Himachal Pradesh
- Ningxia
What fits
- Ningxia is 94% of the size of Himachal Pradesh.
- Himachal Pradesh is larger by 3,260 km² (1,260 mi²), which is 6.3% of the area of Ningxia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Himachal Pradesh is about 1.81, Ningxia about 1.70.
How they differ
- Himachal Pradesh is larger, but Ningxia has the larger population: 7.2 million against 6.9 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 124 in Himachal Pradesh: Ningxia is 1.11× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Ningxia looks larger than Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh at 32°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Ningxia at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Ningxia as 1.07× the size of Himachal Pradesh, when Himachal Pradesh is 1.06× the size of Ningxia.
- Together Himachal Pradesh and Ningxia cover 108,000 km², close to the size of Guatemala (109,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,260 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Ningxia's density, Himachal Pradesh would have 7.7 million people (it has 6.9 million). At Himachal Pradesh's density, Ningxia would have 6.5 million (it has 7.2 million).
- Ningxia's centre is 5.3° of latitude, about 590 km, farther north than Himachal Pradesh's.
- Himachal Pradesh is the 18th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia is the 27th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 592 km) north of Himachal Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Himachal Pradesh would have about 8,070 m² and each person in Ningxia about 7,240 m².
- Laid side by side, Himachal Pradesh and Ningxia would cover 108,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala.
- Together they have 14.1 million people, about as many people as Benin.
Side by side
| Himachal Pradesh | Ningxia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 55,400 km²21,400 mi² | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² |
| Official area | 55,800 km²Wikidata | 52,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 18th of 36in India | 27th of 31in China |
| Population | 6.9 millionWikidata, 2011 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 36in India | 29th of 31in China |
| Density | 124 per km² | 138 per km² |
| Capital | Shimla | Yinchuan |
| Latitude range | 30°N to 33°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 55,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 55,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 km², to within 2%.
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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