Phang Nga is 1.01× the size of Shiga
Phang Nga (province of Thailand) covers about 4,060 km² (1,570 mi²) and Shiga (prefecture of Japan) about 4,010 km² (1,550 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,060km²Phang Nga
- 4,010km²Shiga
20 km
- Phang Nga
- Shiga
What fits
- Shiga is 99% of the size of Phang Nga.
- Phang Nga is larger by 46.6 km² (18.0 mi²), which is 1.2% of the area of Shiga.
- Measured in Belgiums: Phang Nga is about 0.13, Shiga about 0.13.
How they differ
- Phang Nga is larger, but Shiga has the larger population: 1.4 million against 268,000, 5.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 352 in Shiga against 66 in Phang Nga: Shiga is 5.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,830 km apart.
- On a standard web map Shiga looks larger than Phang Nga: Phang Nga at 9°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Shiga at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Shiga as 1.45× the size of Phang Nga, when Phang Nga is 1.01× the size of Shiga.
- Together Phang Nga and Shiga cover 8,060 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 24% bigger).
- At Shiga's density, Phang Nga would have 1.4 million people (it has 268,000). At Phang Nga's density, Shiga would have 265,000 (it has 1.4 million).
- Shiga's centre is 26.5° of latitude, about 2,950 km, farther north than Phang Nga's.
- Phang Nga is the 54th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 68th most densely populated of them.
- Shiga is the 37th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Shiga lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 2,950 km) north of Phang Nga.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Phang Nga would have about 15,120 m² and each person in Shiga about 2,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Phang Nga and Shiga would cover 8,060 km², 81% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.7 million people, 91% as many people as North Macedonia.
Side by side
| Phang Nga | Shiga | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 4,060 km²1,570 mi² | 4,010 km²1,550 mi² |
| Official area | 4,170 km²Wikidata | 4,020 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 54th of 77in Thailand | 37th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 268,000Wikidata, 2020 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 72nd of 77in Thailand | 26th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 66 per km² | 352 per km² |
| Capital | Phang Nga | Otsu |
| Latitude range | 8°N to 9°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 4,060 km² is 2.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,170 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,020 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,010 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