Meghalaya is 1.02× the size of Chiang Mai
Meghalaya (state of India) covers about 23,100 km² (8,930 mi²) and Chiang Mai (province of Thailand) about 22,800 km² (8,790 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 23,100km²Meghalaya
- 22,800km²Chiang Mai
100 km
- Meghalaya
- Chiang Mai
What fits
- Chiang Mai is 98% of the size of Meghalaya.
- Meghalaya is larger by 361 km² (140 mi²), which is 1.6% of the area of Chiang Mai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Meghalaya is about 0.75, Chiang Mai about 0.74.
How they differ
- Meghalaya also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.8 million, 1.66× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 128 in Meghalaya against 78 in Chiang Mai: Meghalaya is 1.64× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,070 km apart.
- Together Meghalaya and Chiang Mai cover 45,900 km², close to the size of Estonia (45,800 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 361 km², is about the size of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (368 km²).
- At Chiang Mai's density, Meghalaya would have 1.8 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Meghalaya's density, Chiang Mai would have 2.9 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Meghalaya's centre is 6.8° of latitude, about 750 km, farther north than Chiang Mai's.
- Meghalaya is the 24th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 29th most densely populated of them.
- Chiang Mai is the largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 4.4% of its area; it is the 64th most densely populated of them.
- Meghalaya lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 751 km) north of Chiang Mai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Meghalaya would have about 7,790 m² and each person in Chiang Mai about 12,750 m².
- Laid side by side, Meghalaya and Chiang Mai would cover 45,900 km², about the same size as Estonia.
- Together they have 4.8 million people, about as many people as Mauritania.
Side by side
| Meghalaya | Chiang Mai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 23,100 km²8,930 mi² | 22,800 km²8,790 mi² |
| Official area | 22,400 km²Wikidata | 22,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 36in India | 1st of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2011 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 24th of 36in India | 5th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 128 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Shillong | Chiang Mai |
| Latitude range | 25°N to 26°N | 17°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 23,100 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 22,800 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 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