Chiang Mai is 1.47× the size of Iwate
Chiang Mai (province of Thailand) covers about 22,800 km² (8,790 mi²) and Iwate (prefecture of Japan) about 15,500 km² (5,970 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,800km²Chiang Mai
- 15,500km²Iwate
50 km
- Chiang Mai
- Iwate
What fits
- Iwate is 68% of the size of Chiang Mai.
- Chiang Mai is larger by 7,290 km² (2,810 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Iwate.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chiang Mai is about 0.74, Iwate about 0.50.
How they differ
- Chiang Mai also has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.2 million, 1.48× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 78 in Chiang Mai against 78 in Iwate: Chiang Mai is 1.01× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,680 km apart.
- On a standard web map Iwate looks larger than Chiang Mai: Chiang Mai at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Iwate at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Iwate as 1.03× the size of Chiang Mai, when Chiang Mai is 1.47× the size of Iwate.
- Together Chiang Mai and Iwate cover 38,200 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 3.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,290 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Iwate's density, Chiang Mai would have 1.8 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Chiang Mai's density, Iwate would have 1.2 million (it has 1.2 million).
- Iwate's centre is 20.8° of latitude, about 2,310 km, farther north than Chiang Mai's.
- Chiang Mai is the largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 4.4% of its area; it is the 64th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate is the 2nd largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 46th most densely populated of them.
- Iwate lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,310 km) north of Chiang Mai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chiang Mai would have about 12,750 m² and each person in Iwate about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Chiang Mai and Iwate would cover 38,200 km², 1.03× the size of the Netherlands.
- Together they have 3.0 million people, about as many people as Armenia.
Side by side
| Chiang Mai | Iwate | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 22,800 km²8,790 mi² | 15,500 km²5,970 mi² |
| Official area | 22,300 km²Wikidata | 15,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 1st of 77in Thailand | 2nd of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.2 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 77in Thailand | 32nd of 47in Japan |
| Density | 78 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Chiang Mai | Morioka |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 20°N | 39°N to 40°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 22,800 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 15,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,500 km², to within 2%.
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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