Ladakh is 5.23× the size of Vanuatu
Ladakh (union territory of India) covers about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²) and Vanuatu (Oceania) about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 64,300km²Ladakh
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
100 km
- Ladakh
- Vanuatu
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
- Vanuatu fits inside Ladakh about 5.23 times by area.
- Ladakh is larger by 52,000 km² (20,100 mi²), which is 423% of the area of Vanuatu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ladakh is about 2.10, Vanuatu about 0.40.
How they differ
- Ladakh is larger, but Vanuatu has the larger population: 300,000 against 274,000, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 24 in Vanuatu against 4.3 in Ladakh: Vanuatu is 5.72× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,000 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Ladakh at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Vanuatu at 16°S about 1.1×, so the map shows Ladakh as 6.99× the size of Vanuatu instead of 5.23×.
- Together Ladakh and Vanuatu cover 76,600 km², close to the size of Serbia (77,600 km², 1.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 52,000 km², is about the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
- At Vanuatu's density, Ladakh would have 1.6 million people (it has 274,000). At Ladakh's density, Vanuatu would have 52,000 (it has 300,000).
- Ladakh's centre is 50.1° of latitude, about 5,570 km, farther north than Vanuatu'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.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ladakh lies about 50° of latitude (roughly 5,570 km) north of Vanuatu, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ladakh would have about 234,260 m² and each person in Vanuatu about 40,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Ladakh and Vanuatu would cover 76,600 km², about the same size as Serbia.
- Together they have 574,000 people, about as many people as Suriname.
- Counted as a country, Ladakh would rank 126th by area and 182nd by population.
Side by side
| Ladakh | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Union TerritoryIndia | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² |
| Official area | 59,200 km²Wikidata | 12,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 36in India | 162nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 35th of 36in India | 179th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 4.3 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Leh; Kargil | Port Vila |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N | 20°S to 13°S |
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 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 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