Jammu and Kashmir is 1.65× the size of Sicily (Italy)

Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Sicily (Italy) (region of Italy) about 25,900 km² (9,990 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
25,900km²Sicily (Italy)

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Jammu and Kashmir
Sicily (Italy)

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

Sicily (Italy) is 61% of the size of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 16,700 km² (6,440 mi²), which is 65% of the area of Sicily (Italy).
Measured in Belgiums: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.39, Sicily (Italy) about 0.84.

How they differ

Jammu and Kashmir also has the larger population: 12.3 million against 5.0 million, 2.46× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 193 in Sicily (Italy): Jammu and Kashmir is 1.50× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,430 km apart.
Together Jammu and Kashmir and Sicily (Italy) cover 68,400 km², close to the size of Ireland (69,400 km², 1.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 16,700 km², is about the size of Eswatini (17,100 km²).
At Sicily (Italy)'s density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 8.2 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Sicily (Italy) would have 7.5 million (it has 5.0 million).
Sicily (Italy)'s centre is 4.0° of latitude, about 450 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.
Sicily (Italy) is the largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 8.6% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
Sicily (Italy) lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 449 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 Sicily (Italy) about 5,190 m².
Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Sicily (Italy) would cover 68,400 km², about the same size as Ireland.
Together they have 17.2 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.

Side by side

	Jammu and Kashmir	Sicily (Italy)
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	RegionItaly
Area, measured	42,600 km²16,400 mi²	25,900 km²9,990 mi²
Official area	42,200 km²Wikidata	25,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 36in India	1st of 20in Italy
Population	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011	5.0 millionWikidata, 2019
Rank by population	20th of 36in India	4th of 20in Italy
Density	288 per km²	193 per km²
Capital	Srinagar; Jammu	Palermo
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	35°N to 39°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2019. 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 25,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 25,900 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 Sicily (Italy) 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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