Khon Kaen and Gifu are almost exactly the same size
Khon Kaen (province of Thailand) covers about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²) and Gifu (prefecture of Japan) about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 10,700km²Khon Kaen
- 10,700km²Gifu
50 km
- Khon Kaen
- Gifu
What fits
- Gifu is 100% of the size of Khon Kaen.
- The measured areas differ by 10.6 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Khon Kaen is about 0.35, Gifu about 0.35.
How they differ
- Khon Kaen is larger, but Gifu has the larger population: 2.0 million against 1.8 million, 1.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 185 in Gifu against 168 in Khon Kaen: Gifu is 1.10× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,030 km apart.
- On a standard web map Gifu looks larger than Khon Kaen: Khon Kaen at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Gifu at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Gifu as 1.40× the size of Khon Kaen, when Khon Kaen is 1.00× the size of Gifu.
- Together Khon Kaen and Gifu cover 21,400 km², close to the size of Djibouti (21,800 km², 2.2% bigger).
- At Gifu's density, Khon Kaen would have 2.0 million people (it has 1.8 million). At Khon Kaen's density, Gifu would have 1.8 million (it has 2.0 million).
- Gifu's centre is 19.4° of latitude, about 2,150 km, farther north than Khon Kaen's.
- Khon Kaen is the 14th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- Gifu is the 7th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.9% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Gifu lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,150 km) north of Khon Kaen.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Khon Kaen would have about 5,960 m² and each person in Gifu about 5,410 m².
- Laid side by side, Khon Kaen and Gifu would cover 21,400 km², about the same size as Djibouti.
- Together they have 3.8 million people, about as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| Khon Kaen | Gifu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² |
| Official area | 10,900 km²Wikidata | 10,600 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 14th of 77in Thailand | 7th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 77in Thailand | 17th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 168 per km² | 185 per km² |
| Capital | Khon Kaen | Gifu |
| Latitude range | 16°N to 17°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 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