State of India
Mizoram
मिज़ोरमMizoram is a state of India. It covers about 21,200 km² (8,200 mi²), the 26th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Djibouti. About 1.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 21,200 km²8,200 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 0.7%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 26th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 1.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 52 people per km² |
| Capital | Aizawl |
| Latitude range | 22°N to 24°N |
| Type | StateIN-MZ |
What the numbers say about Mizoram
- Mizoram covers 0.7% of the area of India and ranks 30th of 36 by population, against 26th by area.
- It would take 148 states and union territories the size of Mizoram to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 16.2× the size of Mizoram; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 0.2% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Manipur (21,700 km², 1.02×) and Meghalaya (23,100 km², 1.09×).
- Counted as a country, Mizoram would be larger than 87 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 153rd by area, between Djibouti (21,800 km²) and El Salvador (20,500 km²).
- With 1.1 million people it would rank 162nd of 238 by population.
- Mizoram has 52 people per km², about the density of South Africa, which has 51 per km².
- That makes Mizoram the 33rd most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 13% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- Mizoram lies at 23°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Mizoram stretches about 281 km north to south and 120 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,200 km², to within 2%.
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.
- ChinaAreaBeijing1.31× · 16,300 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaMassachusetts1.00× · 21,200 km²PeopleRhode Island1.00× · 1.1 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaHesse1.01× · 21,000 km²PeopleSaarland1.09× · 1.0 million (2022)
- FranceAreaBrittany78% · 27,300 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.24× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaEmilia-Romagna0.94× · 22,500 km²PeopleTrentino-Alto Adige1.02× · 1.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaValencian Community0.91× · 23,300 km²PeopleExtremadura1.04× · 1.1 million (2024)
- JapanAreaIwate1.37× · 15,500 km²PeopleOita0.98× · 1.1 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaSergipe0.98× · 21,600 km²PeopleAcre1.32× · 830,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleSaskatchewan0.97× · 1.1 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleSouth Australia58% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaHidalgo1.00× · 21,300 km²PeopleNayarit90% · 1.2 million (2015)
- ThailandAreaNakhon Ratchasima1.02× · 20,800 km²PeopleChaiyaphum0.98× · 1.1 million (2020)
Where Mizoram 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.
- 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