Delaware is 1.22× the size of Nong Bua Lamphu
Delaware (state of the United States) covers about 5,170 km² (2,000 mi²) and Nong Bua Lamphu (province of Thailand) about 4,240 km² (1,640 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,170km²Delaware
- 4,240km²Nong Bua Lamphu
20 km
- Delaware
- Nong Bua Lamphu
What fits
- Nong Bua Lamphu is 82% of the size of Delaware.
- Delaware is larger by 927 km² (358 mi²), which is 22% of the area of Nong Bua Lamphu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Delaware is about 0.17, Nong Bua Lamphu about 0.14.
How they differ
- Delaware also has the larger population: 990,000 against 509,000, 1.94× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 191 in Delaware against 120 in Nong Bua Lamphu: Delaware is 1.59× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Delaware at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Nong Bua Lamphu at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Delaware as 1.84× the size of Nong Bua Lamphu instead of 1.22×.
- Together Delaware and Nong Bua Lamphu cover 9,420 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 6.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 927 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Nong Bua Lamphu's density, Delaware would have 621,000 people (it has 990,000). At Delaware's density, Nong Bua Lamphu would have 813,000 (it has 509,000).
- Delaware's centre is 21.8° of latitude, about 2,430 km, farther north than Nong Bua Lamphu's.
- Delaware is the 49th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Nong Bua Lamphu is the 49th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 40th most densely populated of them.
- Delaware lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,430 km) north of Nong Bua Lamphu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Delaware would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Nong Bua Lamphu about 8,330 m².
- Laid side by side, Delaware and Nong Bua Lamphu would cover 9,420 km², 94% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.5 million people, 1.07× as many people as East Timor.
Side by side
| Delaware | Nong Bua Lamphu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 5,170 km²2,000 mi² | 4,240 km²1,640 mi² |
| Official area | 6,450 km²Wikidata | 3,860 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 49th of 51in the United States | 49th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 990,000Wikidata, 2020 | 509,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 45th of 51in the United States | 53rd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 191 per km² | 120 per km² |
| Capital | Dover | Nong Bua Lam Phu |
| Latitude range | 38°N to 40°N | 17°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,170 km² is 20% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,450 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 4,240 km² is 10.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,860 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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
