Jammu and Kashmir is 1.39× the size of Belgium
Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Belgium (Europe) about 30,700 km² (11,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
- 30,700km²Belgium
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- Jammu and Kashmir
- Belgium
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
- Belgium is 72% of the size of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 11,900 km² (4,590 mi²), which is 39% of the area of Belgium.
- Measured in Switzerlands: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.03, Belgium about 0.74.
How they differ
- Jammu and Kashmir also has the larger population: 12.3 million against 11.8 million, 1.04× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 386 in Belgium against 288 in Jammu and Kashmir: Belgium is 1.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,870 km apart.
- On a standard web map Belgium looks larger than Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Belgium at 51°N about 2.5×, so the map shows Belgium as 1.24× the size of Jammu and Kashmir, when Jammu and Kashmir is 1.39× the size of Belgium.
- Together Jammu and Kashmir and Belgium cover 73,200 km², close to the size of Panama (74,500 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 11,900 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Belgium's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 16.4 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Belgium would have 8.8 million (it has 11.8 million).
- Belgium's centre is 17.1° of latitude, about 1,900 km, farther north than Jammu and Kashmir's.
- 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.
- Belgium ranks 141st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Belgium lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,900 km) north of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Jammu and Kashmir would have about 3,470 m² and each person in Belgium about 2,590 m².
- Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Belgium would cover 73,200 km², about the same size as Panama.
- Together they have 24.1 million people, about as many people as Syria.
- Counted as a country, Jammu and Kashmir would rank 134th by area and 79th by population.
Side by side
| Jammu and Kashmir | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 42,600 km²16,400 mi² | 30,700 km²11,800 mi² |
| Official area | 42,200 km²Wikidata | 30,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 36in India | 140th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.3 millionWikidata, 2011 | 11.8 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 20th of 36in India | 80th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 288 per km² | 386 per km² |
| Capital | Srinagar; Jammu | Brussels |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 49°N to 51°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 30,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 30,700 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