Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANETs) require effective routing protocols in order to guarantee uninterrupted communication in situations that are both dynamic and devoid of infrastructure. The purpose of this research is to analyse the performance of geographical and non-geographical routing protocols by conducting a comparative analysis of Location-Aided Routing (LAR), Ad hoc On-Demand Distance Vector (AODV), and Dynamic Source Routing (DSR). When it comes to optimising path selection, LAR makes use of location information, whereas AODV and DSR adhere to more conventional reactive management strategies. Under different mobility and network density situations, the study takes into consideration important performance indicators such as the ratio of packets delivered to the endpoint, the latency from beginning to finish, the routing overhead, and the energy efficiency. AODV and DSR show resilience in situations when there is inadequate location information, as demonstrated by the outcomes of the simulation. LAR, on the other hand, minimises the latency and overhead associated with route discovery. Using the data, one may get insights into selecting the most appropriate routing protocols for MANETs, taking into account the limits of the network and the operational requirements.