Ireland is 1.08× the size of Ladakh
Ireland (Europe) covers about 69,400 km² (26,800 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.
- 69,400km²Ireland
- 64,300km²Ladakh
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- Ireland
- 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 93% of the size of Ireland.
- Ireland is larger by 5,190 km² (2,000 mi²), which is 8.1% of the area of Ladakh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ireland is about 2.26, Ladakh about 2.10.
How they differ
- Ireland also has the larger population: 5.1 million against 274,000, 18.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 74 in Ireland against 4.3 in Ladakh: Ireland is 17.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ireland at 53°N is drawn about 2.8× too large and Ladakh at 34°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Ireland as 2.07× the size of Ladakh instead of 1.08×.
- Together Ireland and Ladakh cover 134,000 km², close to the size of Greece (131,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,190 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Ladakh's density, Ireland would have 296,000 people (it has 5.1 million). At Ireland's density, Ladakh would have 4.8 million (it has 274,000).
- Ireland's centre is 19.3° of latitude, about 2,140 km, farther north than Ladakh's.
- Ireland ranks 123rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- 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.
- Ireland lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,140 km) north of Ladakh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ireland would have about 13,490 m² and each person in Ladakh about 234,260 m².
- Laid side by side, Ireland and Ladakh would cover 134,000 km², about the same size as Greece.
- Together they have 5.4 million people, about as many people as Slovakia.
- Counted as a country, Ladakh would rank 126th by area and 182nd by population.
Side by side
| Ireland | Ladakh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryEurope | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 69,400 km²26,800 mi² | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² |
| Official area | 69,800 km²Wikidata | 59,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 122nd of 239worldwide | 17th of 36in India |
| Population | 5.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 123rd of 237worldwide | 35th of 36in India |
| Density | 74 per km² | 4.3 per km² |
| Capital | Dublin | Leh; Kargil |
| Latitude range | 51°N to 55°N | 32°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 69,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 69,400 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 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