Ladakh is 1.02× the size of West Virginia

Ladakh (union territory of India) covers about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²) and West Virginia (state of the United States) about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

64,300km²Ladakh
62,700km²West Virginia

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Ladakh
West Virginia

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

West Virginia is 98% of the size of Ladakh.
Ladakh is larger by 1,520 km² (587 mi²), which is 2.4% of the area of West Virginia.
Measured in Belgiums: Ladakh is about 2.10, West Virginia about 2.05.

How they differ

Ladakh is larger, but West Virginia has the larger population: 1.8 million against 274,000, 6.54× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 29 in West Virginia against 4.3 in Ladakh: West Virginia is 6.70× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
On a standard web map West Virginia looks larger than Ladakh: Ladakh at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and West Virginia at 39°N about 1.6×, so the map shows West Virginia as 1.10× the size of Ladakh, when Ladakh is 1.02× the size of West Virginia.
Together Ladakh and West Virginia cover 127,000 km², close to the size of Nicaragua (129,000 km², 1.3% bigger).
The gap between them, 1,520 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
At West Virginia's density, Ladakh would have 1.8 million people (it has 274,000). At Ladakh's density, West Virginia would have 268,000 (it has 1.8 million).
West Virginia's centre is 4.8° of latitude, about 530 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.
West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
West Virginia lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 530 km) north of Ladakh.
Shared out evenly, each person in Ladakh would have about 234,260 m² and each person in West Virginia about 34,980 m².
Laid side by side, Ladakh and West Virginia would cover 127,000 km², about the same size as Nicaragua.
Together they have 2.1 million people, about as many people as Slovenia.

Side by side

	Ladakh	West Virginia
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	StateUnited States
Area, measured	64,300 km²24,800 mi²	62,700 km²24,200 mi²
Official area	59,200 km²Wikidata	62,800 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	17th of 36in India	41st of 51in the United States
Population	274,000Wikidata, 2011	1.8 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	35th of 36in India	39th of 51in the United States
Density	4.3 per km²	29 per km²
Capital	Leh; Kargil	Charleston
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	37°N to 41°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 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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

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