Ningxia is 1.23× the size of Jammu and Kashmir
Ningxia (autonomous region of China) covers about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²) and Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,100km²Ningxia
- 42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
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- Ningxia
- Jammu and Kashmir
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
- Jammu and Kashmir is 82% of the size of Ningxia.
- Ningxia is larger by 9,580 km² (3,700 mi²), which is 23% of the area of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ningxia is about 1.70, Jammu and Kashmir about 1.39.
How they differ
- Ningxia is larger, but Jammu and Kashmir has the larger population: 12.3 million against 7.2 million, 1.70× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 138 in Ningxia: Jammu and Kashmir is 2.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,830 km apart.
- Together Ningxia and Jammu and Kashmir cover 94,700 km², close to the size of Liberia (95,300 km², 0.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 9,580 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Ningxia would have 15.0 million people (it has 7.2 million). At Ningxia's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 5.9 million (it has 12.3 million).
- Ningxia's centre is 3.7° of latitude, about 410 km, farther north than Jammu and Kashmir's.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ningxia lies about 4° of latitude (roughly 412 km) north of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ningxia would have about 7,240 m² and each person in Jammu and Kashmir about 3,470 m².
- Laid side by side, Ningxia and Jammu and Kashmir would cover 94,700 km², about the same size as Liberia.
- Together they have 19.5 million people, about as many people as Chile.
Side by side
| Ningxia | Jammu and Kashmir | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | Autonomous RegionChina | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 52,100 km²20,100 mi² | 42,600 km²16,400 mi² |
| Official area | 52,200 km²Wikidata | 42,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 31in China | 22nd of 36in India |
| Population | 7.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 12.3 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 29th of 31in China | 20th of 36in India |
| Density | 138 per km² | 288 per km² |
| Capital | Yinchuan | Srinagar; Jammu |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 39°N | 32°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,600 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