Ladakh is 1.23× the size of Ningxia
Ladakh (union territory of India) covers about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²) and Ningxia (autonomous region of China) about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,300km²Ladakh
- 52,100km²Ningxia
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- Ladakh
- Ningxia
Ladakh: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and 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
- Ningxia is 81% of the size of Ladakh.
- Ladakh is larger by 12,100 km² (4,680 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Ningxia.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ladakh is about 2.10, Ningxia about 1.70.
How they differ
- Ladakh is larger, but Ningxia has the larger population: 7.2 million against 274,000, 26.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 138 in Ningxia against 4.3 in Ladakh: Ningxia is 32.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,600 km apart.
- Together Ladakh and Ningxia cover 116,000 km², close to the size of Benin (116,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 12,100 km², is about the size of Vanuatu (12,300 km²).
- At Ningxia's density, Ladakh would have 8.9 million people (it has 274,000). At Ladakh's density, Ningxia would have 223,000 (it has 7.2 million).
- Ningxia's centre is 3.4° of latitude, about 380 km, farther north than Ladakh's.
- Ladakh is the 17th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 2.0% of its area; it is the 36th most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia is the 27th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Ningxia lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 375 km) north of Ladakh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ladakh would have about 234,260 m² and each person in Ningxia about 7,240 m².
- Laid side by side, Ladakh and Ningxia would cover 116,000 km², about the same size as Benin.
- Together they have 7.5 million people, about as many people as Sierra Leone.
Side by side
| Ladakh | Ningxia | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | Autonomous RegionChina |
| Area, measured | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² |
| Official area | 59,200 km²Wikidata | 52,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 36in India | 27th of 31in China |
| Population | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 35th of 36in India | 29th of 31in China |
| Density | 4.3 per km² | 138 per km² |
| Capital | Leh; Kargil | Yinchuan |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 35°N to 39°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 64,300 km² is 8.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 59,200 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, 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