Nagasaki and Bueng Kan are almost exactly the same size
Nagasaki (prefecture of Japan) covers about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²) and Bueng Kan (province of Thailand) about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 3,990km²Nagasaki
- 3,990km²Bueng Kan
50 km
- Nagasaki
- Bueng Kan
What fits
- Bueng Kan is 100% of the size of Nagasaki.
- The measured areas differ by 3.5 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nagasaki is about 0.13, Bueng Kan about 0.13.
How they differ
- Nagasaki also has the larger population: 1.3 million against 422,000, 3.10× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 328 in Nagasaki against 106 in Bueng Kan: Nagasaki is 3.09× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,070 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Nagasaki at 33°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Bueng Kan at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Nagasaki as 1.29× the size of Bueng Kan instead of 1.00×.
- Together Nagasaki and Bueng Kan cover 7,980 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 25% bigger).
- At Bueng Kan's density, Nagasaki would have 422,000 people (it has 1.3 million). At Nagasaki's density, Bueng Kan would have 1.3 million (it has 422,000).
- Nagasaki's centre is 15.1° of latitude, about 1,680 km, farther north than Bueng Kan's.
- Nagasaki is the 38th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 18th most densely populated of them.
- Bueng Kan is the 55th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Nagasaki lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,680 km) north of Bueng Kan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nagasaki would have about 3,050 m² and each person in Bueng Kan about 9,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Nagasaki and Bueng Kan would cover 7,980 km², 80% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.7 million people, 94% as many people as North Macedonia.
Side by side
| Nagasaki | Bueng Kan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² |
| Official area | 4,110 km²Wikidata | 4,310 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 38th of 47in Japan | 55th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 422,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 47in Japan | 62nd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 328 per km² | 106 per km² |
| Capital | Nagasaki | Bueng Kan |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 35°N | 18°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,110 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,310 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