Maha Sarakham is 1.07× the size of Cantabria
Maha Sarakham (province of Thailand) covers about 5,740 km² (2,210 mi²) and Cantabria (autonomous community of Spain) about 5,350 km² (2,060 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,740km²Maha Sarakham
- 5,350km²Cantabria
20 km
- Maha Sarakham
- Cantabria
What fits
- Cantabria is 93% of the size of Maha Sarakham.
- Maha Sarakham is larger by 389 km² (150 mi²), which is 7.3% of the area of Cantabria.
- Measured in Belgiums: Maha Sarakham is about 0.19, Cantabria about 0.17.
How they differ
- Maha Sarakham also has the larger population: 954,000 against 592,000, 1.61× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 166 in Maha Sarakham against 111 in Cantabria: Maha Sarakham is 1.50× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Cantabria looks larger than Maha Sarakham: Maha Sarakham at 16°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Cantabria at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Cantabria as 1.62× the size of Maha Sarakham, when Maha Sarakham is 1.07× the size of Cantabria.
- Together Maha Sarakham and Cantabria cover 11,100 km², close to the size of Jamaica (11,000 km², 0.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 389 km², is about the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (368 km²).
- At Cantabria's density, Maha Sarakham would have 635,000 people (it has 954,000). At Maha Sarakham's density, Cantabria would have 889,000 (it has 592,000).
- Cantabria's centre is 27.2° of latitude, about 3,030 km, farther north than Maha Sarakham's.
- Maha Sarakham is the 38th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 20th most densely populated of them.
- Cantabria is the 15th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
- Cantabria lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,030 km) north of Maha Sarakham.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Maha Sarakham would have about 6,020 m² and each person in Cantabria about 9,040 m².
- Laid side by side, Maha Sarakham and Cantabria would cover 11,100 km², about the same size as Jamaica.
- Together they have 1.5 million people, 1.10× as many people as East Timor.
Side by side
| Maha Sarakham | Cantabria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 5,740 km²2,210 mi² | 5,350 km²2,060 mi² |
| Official area | 5,290 km²Wikidata | 5,320 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 77in Thailand | 15th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 954,000Wikidata, 2020 | 592,000Wikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 77in Thailand | 16th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 166 per km² | 111 per km² |
| Capital | Maha Sarakham | Santander |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 17°N | 43°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,740 km² is 8.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 5,290 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,320 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,350 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