Bueng Kan is 1.54× the size of Réunion (France)

Bueng Kan (province of Thailand) covers about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

3,990km²Bueng Kan
2,580km²Réunion (France)

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Bueng Kan
Réunion (France)

What fits

Réunion (France) is 65% of the size of Bueng Kan.
Bueng Kan is larger by 1,400 km² (542 mi²), which is 54% of the area of Réunion (France).
Measured in Belgiums: Bueng Kan is about 0.13, Réunion (France) about 0.08.

How they differ

Bueng Kan is larger, but Réunion (France) has the larger population: 881,000 against 422,000, 2.09× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 106 in Bueng Kan: Réunion (France) is 3.22× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,830 km apart.
Together Bueng Kan and Réunion (France) cover 6,570 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 7.5% smaller).
The gap between them, 1,400 km², is about the size of Comoros (1,670 km²).
At Réunion (France)'s density, Bueng Kan would have 1.4 million people (it has 422,000). At Bueng Kan's density, Réunion (France) would have 273,000 (it has 881,000).
Bueng Kan's centre is 39.3° of latitude, about 4,370 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
Bueng Kan is the 55th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Bueng Kan lies about 39° of latitude (roughly 4,370 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Bueng Kan would have about 9,450 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
Laid side by side, Bueng Kan and Réunion (France) would cover 6,570 km², 1.15× the size of Brunei.
Together they have 1.3 million people, 1.03× as many people as Mauritius.

Side by side

	Bueng Kan	Réunion (France)
Is a	ProvinceThailand	Overseas regionFrance
Area, measured	3,990 km²1,540 mi²	2,580 km²997 mi²
Official area	4,310 km²Wikidata	2,510 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	55th of 77in Thailand	15th of 18in France
Population	422,000Wikidata, 2020	881,000Wikidata, 2022
Rank by population	62nd of 77in Thailand	13th of 18in France
Density	106 per km²	341 per km²
Capital	Bueng Kan	Saint-Denis
Latitude range	18°N to 18°N	21°S to 21°S

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 3,990 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,310 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-12

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