Union Territory of India
Ladakh
लद्दाख़Ladakh is a union territory of India. It covers about 64,300 km² (24,800 mi²), the 17th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Latvia. About 274,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
Part of this region's boundary is disputed with China and 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.
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Facts
| Area, measured | 64,300 km²24,800 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 59,200 km²Wikidata · 8.5% below our measure |
| Share of India | 2.0%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 17th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 274,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 4.3 people per km² |
| Capital | Leh; Kargil |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N |
| Type | Union TerritoryIN-LA |
What the numbers say about Ladakh
- Ladakh covers 2.0% of the area of India and ranks 35th of 36 by population, against 17th by area.
- It would take 49.0 states and union territories the size of Ladakh to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 5.34× the size of Ladakh; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Himachal Pradesh (55,400 km², 1.16×) and Jharkhand (77,900 km², 1.21×).
- Counted as a country, Ladakh would be larger than 114 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 126th by area, between Latvia (64,600 km²) and Togo (56,900 km²).
- With 274,000 people it would rank 182nd of 238 by population.
- Ladakh has 4.3 people per km², about the density of Botswana, which has 4.3 per km².
- That makes Ladakh the 36th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 1.1% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Ladakh has 2,653× the room per person of Delhi, the most crowded of the 36: 4.3 against 11,325 people per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 34°N is drawn about 1.5× too large in area, so Ladakh looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Ladakh stretches about 349 km north to south and 396 km east to west.
- Our measured 64,300 km² is 8.5% above Wikidata's official figure of 59,200 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Until 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir covered what is now Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Added together, today’s outlines measure 107,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala: as one unit they would be the 12th largest of 35, with 12.5 million people (2011 figures added up) the 20th most populous.
- 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.
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.
- ChinaAreaNingxia1.23× · 52,100 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaWest Virginia1.02× · 62,700 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- GermanyAreaBavaria0.92× · 70,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes0.91× · 70,900 km²PeopleFrench Guiana0.95× · 288,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleMolise0.90× · 304,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaCastilla–La Mancha81% · 79,400 km²PeopleLa Rioja85% · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)82% · 78,800 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaParaíba1.14× · 56,500 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreaNew Brunswick88% · 72,800 km²PeoplePrince Edward Island1.78× · 154,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)0.94× · 68,100 km²PeopleNorthern Territory1.05× · 262,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaSan Luis Potosí1.00× · 64,200 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleAng Thong0.99× · 277,000 (2020)
Where Ladakh sits in India
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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