Nakhon Ratchasima is 1.28× the size of Beijing
Nakhon Ratchasima (province of Thailand) covers about 20,800 km² (8,020 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 20,800km²Nakhon Ratchasima
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Nakhon Ratchasima
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 78% of the size of Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Nakhon Ratchasima is larger by 4,510 km² (1,740 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nakhon Ratchasima is about 0.68, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Nakhon Ratchasima is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 2.6 million, 8.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 127 in Nakhon Ratchasima: Beijing is 10.6× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,130 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Nakhon Ratchasima: Nakhon Ratchasima at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.25× the size of Nakhon Ratchasima, when Nakhon Ratchasima is 1.28× the size of Beijing.
- Together Nakhon Ratchasima and Beijing cover 37,000 km², close to the size of Netherlands (37,100 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 4,510 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Nakhon Ratchasima would have 28.0 million people (it has 2.6 million). At Nakhon Ratchasima's density, Beijing would have 2.1 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 25.2° of latitude, about 2,800 km, farther north than Nakhon Ratchasima's.
- 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.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 25° of latitude (roughly 2,800 km) north of Nakhon Ratchasima.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Nakhon Ratchasima would have about 7,880 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Nakhon Ratchasima and Beijing would cover 37,000 km², about the same size as the Netherlands.
- Together they have 24.5 million people, about as many people as Syria.
Side by side
| Nakhon Ratchasima | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 20,800 km²8,020 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 20,500 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 77in Thailand | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 77in Thailand | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 127 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Nakhon Ratchasima | – |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 16°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 20,500 km² agrees with our measured area of 20,800 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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