Jammu and Kashmir is 3.52× the size of Île-de-France

Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
12,100km²Île-de-France

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Jammu and Kashmir
Île-de-France

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

Île-de-France fits inside Jammu and Kashmir about 3.52 times by area.
Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 30,400 km² (11,800 mi²), which is 252% of the area of Île-de-France.
Measured in Belgiums: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.39, Île-de-France about 0.39.

How they differ

Jammu and Kashmir is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 12.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 288 in Jammu and Kashmir: Île-de-France is 3.55× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,070 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Jammu and Kashmir as 2.20× the size of Île-de-France instead of 3.52×.
Together Jammu and Kashmir and Île-de-France cover 54,700 km², close to the size of Croatia (55,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
The gap between them, 30,400 km², is about the size of Belgium (30,700 km²).
At Île-de-France's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 43.5 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Île-de-France would have 3.5 million (it has 12.4 million).
Île-de-France's centre is 15.2° of latitude, about 1,690 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.
Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
Île-de-France lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,690 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 Île-de-France about 980 m².
Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Île-de-France would cover 54,700 km², about the same size as Croatia.
Together they have 24.6 million people, 1.03× as many people as Syria.

Side by side

	Jammu and Kashmir	Île-de-France
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	RegionFrance
Area, measured	42,600 km²16,400 mi²	12,100 km²4,670 mi²
Official area	42,200 km²Wikidata	12,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 36in India	13th of 18in France
Population	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011	12.4 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	20th of 36in India	1st of 18in France
Density	288 per km²	1,023 per km²
Capital	Srinagar; Jammu	Paris
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	48°N to 49°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. 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 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 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 Île-de-France is the departments 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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