Chiang Rai is 2.82× the size of Nagasaki
Chiang Rai (province of Thailand) covers about 11,300 km² (4,350 mi²) and Nagasaki (prefecture of Japan) about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 11,300km²Chiang Rai
- 3,990km²Nagasaki
50 km
- Chiang Rai
- Nagasaki
What fits
- Nagasaki fits inside Chiang Rai about 2.82 times by area.
- Chiang Rai is larger by 7,280 km² (2,810 mi²), which is 182% of the area of Nagasaki.
- Measured in Belgiums: Chiang Rai is about 0.37, Nagasaki about 0.13.
How they differ
- Chiang Rai is larger, but Nagasaki has the larger population: 1.3 million against 1.3 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 328 in Nagasaki against 115 in Chiang Rai: Nagasaki is 2.85× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,300 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Chiang Rai at 20°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Nagasaki at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Chiang Rai as 2.23× the size of Nagasaki instead of 2.82×.
- Together Chiang Rai and Nagasaki cover 15,300 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 1.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 7,280 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Nagasaki's density, Chiang Rai would have 3.7 million people (it has 1.3 million). At Chiang Rai's density, Nagasaki would have 458,000 (it has 1.3 million).
- Nagasaki's centre is 13.4° of latitude, about 1,490 km, farther north than Chiang Rai's.
- Chiang Rai is the 12th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 43rd most densely populated of them.
- Nagasaki is the 38th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Nagasaki lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,490 km) north of Chiang Rai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Chiang Rai would have about 8,710 m² and each person in Nagasaki about 3,050 m².
- Laid side by side, Chiang Rai and Nagasaki would cover 15,300 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 2.6 million people, about as many people as Qatar.
Side by side
| Chiang Rai | Nagasaki | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 11,300 km²4,350 mi² | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² |
| Official area | 11,700 km²Wikidata | 4,110 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 12th of 77in Thailand | 38th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 77in Thailand | 30th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 115 per km² | 328 per km² |
| Capital | Chiang Rai | Nagasaki |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 20°N | 33°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 11,300 km² is 3.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,110 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