Jammu and Kashmir is 1.03× the size of Switzerland

Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Switzerland (Europe) about 41,400 km² (16,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
41,400km²Switzerland

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Jammu and Kashmir
Switzerland

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

Switzerland is 97% of the size of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 1,120 km² (432 mi²), which is 2.7% of the area of Switzerland.
Measured in Belgiums: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.39, Switzerland about 1.35.

How they differ

Jammu and Kashmir also has the larger population: 12.3 million against 9.1 million, 1.35× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 220 in Switzerland: Jammu and Kashmir is 1.31× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,690 km apart.
On a standard web map Switzerland looks larger than Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Switzerland at 47°N about 2.1×, so the map shows Switzerland as 1.44× the size of Jammu and Kashmir, when Jammu and Kashmir is 1.03× the size of Switzerland.
Together Jammu and Kashmir and Switzerland cover 84,000 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 0.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 1,120 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
At Switzerland's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 9.3 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Switzerland would have 11.9 million (it has 9.1 million).
Switzerland's centre is 13.2° of latitude, about 1,470 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.
Switzerland ranks 135th of 246 countries and territories by area.
Switzerland lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,470 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 Switzerland about 4,550 m².
Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Switzerland would cover 84,000 km², about the same size as Austria.
Together they have 21.4 million people, about as many people as Sri Lanka.
Counted as a country, Jammu and Kashmir would rank 134th by area and 79th by population.

Side by side

	Jammu and Kashmir	Switzerland
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	CountryEurope
Area, measured	42,600 km²16,400 mi²	41,400 km²16,000 mi²
Official area	42,200 km²Wikidata	41,300 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 36in India	134th of 239worldwide
Population	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011	9.1 millionWikidata, 2025
Rank by population	20th of 36in India	96th of 237worldwide
Density	288 per km²	220 per km²
Capital	Srinagar; Jammu	Bern
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	46°N to 48°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 41,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 41,400 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

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