State of India
Arunachal Pradesh
अरुणाचल प्रदेशArunachal Pradesh is a state of India. It covers about 80,600 km² (31,100 mi²), the 14th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Czechia. About 1.4 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.
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Facts
| Area, measured | 80,600 km²31,100 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 83,700 km²Wikidata · 3.8% above our measure |
| Share of India | 2.6%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 14th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 17 people per km² |
| Capital | Itanagar |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 29°N |
| Type | StateIN-AR |
What the numbers say about Arunachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh covers 2.6% of the area of India and ranks 29th of 36 by population, against 14th by area.
- It would take 39.1 states and union territories the size of Arunachal Pradesh to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 4.26× the size of Arunachal Pradesh; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Assam (79,500 km², 1.01×) and Jharkhand (77,900 km², 1.03×).
- Counted as a country, Arunachal Pradesh would be larger than 124 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 116th by area, between Austria (84,000 km²) and Czechia (78,800 km²).
- With 1.4 million people it would rank 156th of 238 by population.
- Arunachal Pradesh has 17 people per km², about the density of Saudi Arabia, which has 17 per km².
- That makes Arunachal Pradesh the 35th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 4.3% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Arunachal Pradesh looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Arunachal Pradesh stretches about 303 km north to south and 570 km east to west.
- Our measured 80,600 km² is 3.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 83,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Across all 36 states and union territories, Natural Earth’s outlines add up to 3,151,000 km², 4.2% below the 3,288,000 km² Wikidata gives for India; the hub for India shows what the file draws elsewhere.
About the same size as
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.
- ChinaAreaChongqing0.98× · 82,400 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaSouth Carolina1.01× · 80,200 km²PeopleNew Hampshire1.00× · 1.4 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaBavaria1.15× · 70,000 km²PeopleMecklenburg-Western Pomerania88% · 1.6 million (2022)
- FranceAreaFrench Guiana0.97× · 83,200 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.57× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleAbruzzo1.06× · 1.3 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCastilla–La Mancha1.01× · 79,400 km²PeopleAragon1.03× · 1.3 million (2024)
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)1.02× · 78,800 km²PeopleShiga0.98× · 1.4 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaSanta Catarina85% · 95,100 km²PeopleTocantins0.91× · 1.5 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNew Brunswick1.11× · 72,800 km²PeopleManitoba1.03× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)1.18× · 68,100 km²PeopleSouth Australia73% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaJalisco1.01× · 80,000 km²PeopleAguascalientes1.05× · 1.3 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleSurin1.00× · 1.4 million (2020)
Where Arunachal Pradesh sits in India
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Ranked within India
- 11Telangana115,000 km²
- 12Bihar94,700 km²
- 13West Bengal86,400 km²
- 14Arunachal Pradesh80,600 km²
- 15Assam79,500 km²
- 16Jharkhand77,900 km²
- 17Ladakh64,300 km²
All 36 states and union territories of India, matched to countries
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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. Part of this boundary is disputed; Size Versus takes no position on it.
- 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, 2011. 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