Niigata and Phetchabun are almost exactly the same size
Niigata (prefecture of Japan) covers about 12,500 km² (4,810 mi²) and Phetchabun (province of Thailand) about 12,400 km² (4,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 12,500km²Niigata
- 12,400km²Phetchabun
50 km
- Niigata
- Phetchabun
What fits
- Phetchabun is 100% of the size of Niigata.
- The measured areas differ by 19.2 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Niigata is about 0.41, Phetchabun about 0.41.
How they differ
- Niigata also has the larger population: 2.2 million against 982,000, 2.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 176 in Niigata against 79 in Phetchabun: Niigata is 2.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,380 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Niigata at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Phetchabun at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Niigata as 1.47× the size of Phetchabun instead of 1.00×.
- Together Niigata and Phetchabun cover 24,900 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 1.7% bigger).
- At Phetchabun's density, Niigata would have 983,000 people (it has 2.2 million). At Niigata's density, Phetchabun would have 2.2 million (it has 982,000).
- Niigata's centre is 21.2° of latitude, about 2,360 km, farther north than Phetchabun's.
- Niigata is the 5th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 3.3% of its area; it is the 34th most densely populated of them.
- Phetchabun is the 10th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.4% of its area; it is the 63rd most densely populated of them.
- Niigata lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,360 km) north of Phetchabun.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Niigata would have about 5,680 m² and each person in Phetchabun about 12,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Niigata and Phetchabun would cover 24,900 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
- Together they have 3.2 million people, 93% as many people as Mongolia.
Side by side
| Niigata | Phetchabun | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 12,500 km²4,810 mi² | 12,400 km²4,800 mi² |
| Official area | 12,600 km²Wikidata | 12,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 5th of 47in Japan | 10th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 982,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 15th of 47in Japan | 22nd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 176 per km² | 79 per km² |
| Capital | Niigata | Phetchabun |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 39°N | 15°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,400 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