Uttarakhand is 1.11× the size of Lower Saxony
Uttarakhand (state of India) covers about 52,600 km² (20,300 mi²) and Lower Saxony (state of Germany) about 47,600 km² (18,400 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 52,600km²Uttarakhand
- 47,600km²Lower Saxony
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- Uttarakhand
- Lower Saxony
Uttarakhand: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Nepal. 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
- Lower Saxony is 90% of the size of Uttarakhand.
- Uttarakhand is larger by 5,040 km² (1,950 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Lower Saxony.
- Measured in Belgiums: Uttarakhand is about 1.72, Lower Saxony about 1.55.
How they differ
- Uttarakhand also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 7.9 million, 1.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 192 in Uttarakhand against 167 in Lower Saxony: Uttarakhand is 1.15× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,080 km apart.
- On a standard web map Lower Saxony looks larger than Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Lower Saxony at 53°N about 2.7×, so the map shows Lower Saxony as 1.85× the size of Uttarakhand, when Uttarakhand is 1.11× the size of Lower Saxony.
- Together Uttarakhand and Lower Saxony cover 100,000 km², close to the size of South Korea (98,500 km², 1.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 5,040 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Lower Saxony's density, Uttarakhand would have 8.8 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Uttarakhand's density, Lower Saxony would have 9.1 million (it has 7.9 million).
- Lower Saxony's centre is 22.6° of latitude, about 2,510 km, farther north than Uttarakhand's.
- Uttarakhand is the 19th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Lower Saxony is the 2nd largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 13% of its area; it is the 12th most densely populated of them.
- Lower Saxony lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,510 km) north of Uttarakhand.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Uttarakhand would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Lower Saxony about 5,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Uttarakhand and Lower Saxony would cover 100,000 km², about the same size as South Korea.
- Together they have 18.0 million people, about as many people as the Netherlands.
Side by side
| Uttarakhand | Lower Saxony | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | StateGermany |
| Area, measured | 52,600 km²20,300 mi² | 47,600 km²18,400 mi² |
| Official area | 53,600 km²Wikidata | 47,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 19th of 36in India | 2nd of 16in Germany |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2011 | 7.9 millionWikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 21st of 36in India | 4th of 16in Germany |
| Density | 192 per km² | 167 per km² |
| Capital | Gairsain; Dehradun | Hanover |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 31°N | 51°N to 54°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 53,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,600 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 47,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 47,600 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