Jammu and Kashmir is 1.01× the size of Extremadura

Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Extremadura (autonomous community of Spain) about 42,100 km² (16,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
42,100km²Extremadura

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Jammu and Kashmir
Extremadura

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

Extremadura is 99% of the size of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 448 km² (173 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Extremadura.
Measured in Belgiums: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.39, Extremadura about 1.37.

How they differ

Jammu and Kashmir also has the larger population: 12.3 million against 1.1 million, 11.6× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 25 in Extremadura: Jammu and Kashmir is 11.5× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,050 km apart.
On a standard web map Extremadura looks larger than Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Extremadura at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Extremadura as 1.14× the size of Jammu and Kashmir, when Jammu and Kashmir is 1.01× the size of Extremadura.
Together Jammu and Kashmir and Extremadura cover 84,700 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 0.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 448 km², is about the size of Antigua and Barbuda (452 km²).
At Extremadura's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 1.1 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Extremadura would have 12.1 million (it has 1.1 million).
Extremadura's centre is 5.6° of latitude, about 630 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.
Extremadura is the 5th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 8.3% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
Extremadura lies about 6° of latitude (roughly 626 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 Extremadura about 39,990 m².
Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Extremadura would cover 84,700 km², about the same size as Austria.
Together they have 13.3 million people, about as many people as Burundi.

Side by side

	Jammu and Kashmir	Extremadura
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	Autonomous communitySpain
Area, measured	42,600 km²16,400 mi²	42,100 km²16,300 mi²
Official area	42,200 km²Wikidata	41,600 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 36in India	5th of 19in Spain
Population	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011	1.1 millionWikidata, 2024
Rank by population	20th of 36in India	13th of 19in Spain
Density	288 per km²	25 per km²
Capital	Srinagar; Jammu	Mérida
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	38°N to 40°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2024. 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 41,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,100 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Extremadura is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
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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