Hokkaido (Japan) is 1.23× the size of Ladakh

Hokkaido (Japan) (prefecture of Japan) covers about 78,800 km² (30,400 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.

78,800km²Hokkaido (Japan)
64,300km²Ladakh

100 km

Hokkaido (Japan)
Ladakh

Hokkaido (Japan): Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Russia. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

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 82% of the size of Hokkaido (Japan).
Hokkaido (Japan) is larger by 14,500 km² (5,610 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Ladakh.
Measured in Belgiums: Hokkaido (Japan) is about 2.57, Ladakh about 2.10.

How they differ

Hokkaido (Japan) also has the larger population: 5.4 million against 274,000, 19.8× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 69 in Hokkaido (Japan) against 4.3 in Ladakh: Hokkaido (Japan) is 16.2× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,590 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hokkaido (Japan) at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Ladakh at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Hokkaido (Japan) as 1.60× the size of Ladakh instead of 1.23×.
Together Hokkaido (Japan) and Ladakh cover 143,000 km², close to the size of Tajikistan (142,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
The gap between them, 14,500 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
At Ladakh's density, Hokkaido (Japan) would have 336,000 people (it has 5.4 million). At Hokkaido (Japan)'s density, Ladakh would have 4.4 million (it has 274,000).
Hokkaido (Japan)'s centre is 9.5° of latitude, about 1,060 km, farther north than Ladakh's.
Hokkaido (Japan) is the largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 21% of its area; it is the 47th 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.
Hokkaido (Japan) lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,060 km) north of Ladakh.
Shared out evenly, each person in Hokkaido (Japan) would have about 14,500 m² and each person in Ladakh about 234,260 m².
Laid side by side, Hokkaido (Japan) and Ladakh would cover 143,000 km², about the same size as Tajikistan.
Together they have 5.7 million people, about as many people as Finland.

Side by side

	Hokkaido (Japan)	Ladakh
Is a	PrefectureJapan	Union TerritoryIndia
Area, measured	78,800 km²30,400 mi²	64,300 km²24,800 mi²
Official area	83,400 km²Wikidata	59,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	1st of 47in Japan	17th of 36in India
Population	5.4 millionWikidata, 2014	274,000Wikidata, 2011
Rank by population	8th of 47in Japan	35th of 36in India
Density	69 per km²	4.3 per km²
Capital	Sapporo	Leh; Kargil
Latitude range	41°N to 46°N	32°N to 35°N

Population: Wikidata 2014 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 78,800 km² is 5.6% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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

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