Uttarakhand is 1.01× the size of Ningxia

Uttarakhand (state of India) covers about 52,600 km² (20,300 mi²) and Ningxia (autonomous region of China) about 52,100 km² (20,100 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

52,600km²Uttarakhand
52,100km²Ningxia

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Uttarakhand
Ningxia

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

Ningxia is 99% of the size of Uttarakhand.
Uttarakhand is larger by 505 km² (195 mi²), which is 1.0% of the area of Ningxia.
Measured in Belgiums: Uttarakhand is about 1.72, Ningxia about 1.70.

How they differ

Uttarakhand also has the larger population: 10.1 million against 7.2 million, 1.40× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 192 in Uttarakhand against 138 in Ningxia: Uttarakhand is 1.39× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 2,600 km apart.
On a standard web map Ningxia looks larger than Uttarakhand: Uttarakhand at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Ningxia at 37°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Ningxia as 1.17× the size of Uttarakhand, when Uttarakhand is 1.01× the size of Ningxia.
Together Uttarakhand and Ningxia cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.3% smaller).
At Ningxia's density, Uttarakhand would have 7.3 million people (it has 10.1 million). At Uttarakhand's density, Ningxia would have 10.0 million (it has 7.2 million).
Ningxia's centre is 7.1° of latitude, about 790 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.
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.
Ningxia lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 789 km) north of Uttarakhand.
Shared out evenly, each person in Uttarakhand would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Ningxia about 7,240 m².
Laid side by side, Uttarakhand and Ningxia would cover 105,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
Together they have 17.3 million people, about as many people as Guatemala.

Side by side

	Uttarakhand	Ningxia
Is a	StateIndia	Autonomous RegionChina
Area, measured	52,600 km²20,300 mi²	52,100 km²20,100 mi²
Official area	53,600 km²Wikidata	52,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	19th of 36in India	27th of 31in China
Population	10.1 millionWikidata, 2011	7.2 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	21st of 36in India	29th of 31in China
Density	192 per km²	138 per km²
Capital	Gairsain; Dehradun	Yinchuan
Latitude range	29°N to 31°N	35°N to 39°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. 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 52,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,100 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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