Hesse is 1.01× the size of Nakhon Ratchasima
Hesse (state of Germany) covers about 21,000 km² (8,110 mi²) and Nakhon Ratchasima (province of Thailand) about 20,800 km² (8,020 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 21,000km²Hesse
- 20,800km²Nakhon Ratchasima
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- Hesse
- Nakhon Ratchasima
What fits
- Nakhon Ratchasima is 99% of the size of Hesse.
- Hesse is larger by 252 km² (97.4 mi²), which is 1.2% of the area of Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Measured in Belgiums: Hesse is about 0.69, Nakhon Ratchasima about 0.68.
How they differ
- Hesse also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 2.6 million, 2.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 295 in Hesse against 127 in Nakhon Ratchasima: Hesse is 2.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,940 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Hesse at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Nakhon Ratchasima at 15°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Hesse as 2.34× the size of Nakhon Ratchasima instead of 1.01×.
- Together Hesse and Nakhon Ratchasima cover 41,800 km², close to the size of Switzerland (41,400 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 252 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Nakhon Ratchasima's density, Hesse would have 2.7 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Hesse's density, Nakhon Ratchasima would have 6.1 million (it has 2.6 million).
- Hesse's centre is 35.6° of latitude, about 3,960 km, farther north than Nakhon Ratchasima's.
- Hesse is the 7th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.9% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Nakhon Ratchasima is the 2nd largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 4.0% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Hesse lies about 36° of latitude (roughly 3,960 km) north of Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Hesse would have about 3,390 m² and each person in Nakhon Ratchasima about 7,880 m².
- Laid side by side, Hesse and Nakhon Ratchasima would cover 41,800 km², about the same size as Switzerland.
- Together they have 8.8 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
Side by side
| Hesse | Nakhon Ratchasima | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 21,000 km²8,110 mi² | 20,800 km²8,020 mi² |
| Official area | 21,100 km²Wikidata | 20,500 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 7th of 16in Germany | 2nd of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2022 | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 16in Germany | 2nd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 295 per km² | 127 per km² |
| Capital | Wiesbaden | Nakhon Ratchasima |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 52°N | 14°N to 16°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 21,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 21,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,800 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