Union Territory of India
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
अण्डमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूहAndaman and Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. It covers about 7,110 km² (2,740 mi²), the 29th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and 1.24× the size of Brunei. About 356,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2005).
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- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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Facts
| Area, measured | 7,110 km²2,740 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 8,250 km²Wikidata · 14% above our measure |
| Share of India | 0.2%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 29th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 356,000Wikidata, 2005 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2011 |
| Density | 50 people per km² |
| Capital | Srivijayapuram |
| Latitude range | 7°N to 14°N |
| Type | Union TerritoryIN-AN |
What the numbers say about Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands covers 0.2% of the area of India and ranks 34th of 36 by population, against 29th by area.
- It would take 443 states and union territories the size of Andaman and Nicobar Islands to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 48.3× the size of Andaman and Nicobar Islands; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 0.5% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Sikkim (6,940 km², 1.02×) and Tripura (10,700 km², 1.51×).
- Counted as a country, Andaman and Nicobar Islands would be larger than 70 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 170th by area, between Puerto Rico (9,010 km²) and French Southern and Antarctic Lands (6,990 km²).
- With 356,000 people it would rank 178th of 238 by population.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands has 50 people per km², about the density of South Africa, which has 51 per km².
- That makes Andaman and Nicobar Islands the 34th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 13% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Wikidata holds no 2011 figure for Andaman and Nicobar Islands; the 2005 figure is the only one it has, so Andaman and Nicobar Islands is not counted the same way as the 33 states and union territories that carry 2011.
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands lies at 11°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Andaman and Nicobar Islands stretches about 769 km north to south and 225 km east to west.
- Our measured 7,110 km² is 14% below Wikidata's official figure of 8,250 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreaShanghai1.05× · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware1.37× · 5,170 km²PeopleWyoming62% · 577,000 (2020)
- GermanyAreanone within 2×PeopleBremen51% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)82% · 8,670 km²PeopleMartinique0.99× · 361,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaFriuli-Venezia Giulia0.97× · 7,340 km²PeopleMolise1.17× · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBasque Country1.01× · 7,060 km²PeopleLa Rioja1.10× · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaKochi1.00× · 7,090 km²PeopleTottori65% · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.23× · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima56% · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.24× · 5,730 km²PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador70% · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleAustralian Capital Territory74% · 482,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaColima1.21× · 5,880 km²PeopleBaja California Sur56% · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreaSa Kaeo1.00× · 7,080 km²PeopleMukdahan1.01× · 351,000 (2020)
Where Andaman and Nicobar Islands sits in India
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Ranked within India
- 26Mizoram21,200 km²
- 27Nagaland16,300 km²
- 28Tripura10,700 km²
- 29Andaman and Nicobar Islands7,110 km²
- 30Sikkim6,940 km²
- 31Goa3,420 km²
- 32Delhi1,480 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2005. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12