West Virginia is 1.47× the size of Jammu and Kashmir

West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 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.

62,700km²West Virginia
42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir

100 km

West Virginia
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 68% of the size of West Virginia.
West Virginia is larger by 20,200 km² (7,790 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Jammu and Kashmir.
Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Jammu and Kashmir about 1.39.

How they differ

West Virginia is larger, but Jammu and Kashmir has the larger population: 12.3 million against 1.8 million, 6.83× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 29 in West Virginia: Jammu and Kashmir is 10.1× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 11,600 km apart.
Together West Virginia and Jammu and Kashmir cover 105,000 km², close to the size of Iceland (102,000 km², 2.8% smaller).
The gap between them, 20,200 km², is about the size of Slovenia (20,300 km²).
At Jammu and Kashmir's density, West Virginia would have 18.1 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 1.2 million (it has 12.3 million).
West Virginia's centre is 5.1° of latitude, about 570 km, farther north than Jammu and Kashmir's.
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.
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.
West Virginia lies about 5° of latitude (roughly 566 km) north of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Jammu and Kashmir about 3,470 m².
Laid side by side, West Virginia and Jammu and Kashmir would cover 105,000 km², about the same size as Iceland.
Together they have 14.1 million people, about as many people as Benin.

Side by side

	West Virginia	Jammu and Kashmir
Is a	StateUnited States	Union TerritoryIndia
Area, measured	62,700 km²24,200 mi²	42,600 km²16,400 mi²
Official area	62,800 km²Wikidata	42,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	41st of 51in the United States	22nd of 36in India
Population	1.8 millionWikidata, 2020	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011
Rank by population	39th of 51in the United States	20th of 36in India
Density	29 per km²	288 per km²
Capital	Charleston	Srinagar; Jammu
Latitude range	37°N to 41°N	32°N to 35°N

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 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

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