Ladakh and San Luis Potosí are almost exactly the same size
Ladakh (union territory of India) covers about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²) and San Luis Potosí (state of Mexico) about 64,200 km² (24,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 64,300km²Ladakh
- 64,200km²San Luis Potosí
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- Ladakh
- San Luis Potosí
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
- San Luis Potosí is 100% of the size of Ladakh.
- The measured areas differ by 53.5 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ladakh is about 2.10, San Luis Potosí about 2.09.
How they differ
- Ladakh is larger, but San Luis Potosí has the larger population: 2.7 million against 274,000, 9.91× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 42 in San Luis Potosí against 4.3 in Ladakh: San Luis Potosí is 9.92× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ladakh at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and San Luis Potosí at 23°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Ladakh as 1.24× the size of San Luis Potosí instead of 1.00×.
- Together Ladakh and San Luis Potosí cover 128,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- At San Luis Potosí's density, Ladakh would have 2.7 million people (it has 274,000). At Ladakh's density, San Luis Potosí would have 274,000 (it has 2.7 million).
- Ladakh's centre is 11.3° of latitude, about 1,250 km, farther north than San Luis Potosí'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.
- San Luis Potosí is the 15th largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 25th most densely populated of them.
- Ladakh lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,250 km) north of San Luis Potosí.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ladakh would have about 234,260 m² and each person in San Luis Potosí about 23,620 m².
- Laid side by side, Ladakh and San Luis Potosí would cover 128,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
- Together they have 3.0 million people, about as many people as Armenia.
Side by side
| Ladakh | San Luis Potosí | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | StateMexico |
| Area, measured | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² | 64,200 km²24,800 mi² |
| Official area | 59,200 km²Wikidata | 61,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 36in India | 15th of 32in Mexico |
| Population | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 | 2.7 millionWikidata, 2015 |
| Rank by population | 35th of 36in India | 19th of 32in Mexico |
| Density | 4.3 per km² | 42 per km² |
| Capital | Leh; Kargil | San Luis Potosí |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 21°N to 25°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2015. 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.
- Our measured 64,200 km² is 5.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 61,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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