Phatthalung is 1.24× the size of Réunion (France)

Phatthalung (province of Thailand) covers about 3,190 km² (1,230 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

3,190km²Phatthalung
2,580km²Réunion (France)

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Phatthalung
Réunion (France)

What fits

Réunion (France) is 81% of the size of Phatthalung.
Phatthalung is larger by 612 km² (236 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Réunion (France).
Measured in Belgiums: Phatthalung is about 0.10, Réunion (France) about 0.08.

How they differ

Phatthalung is larger, but Réunion (France) has the larger population: 881,000 against 523,000, 1.68× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 164 in Phatthalung: Réunion (France) is 2.08× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 5,810 km apart.
Together Phatthalung and Réunion (France) cover 5,780 km², close to the size of Brunei (5,720 km², 1.0% smaller).
The gap between them, 612 km², is about the size of Saint Lucia (605 km²).
At Réunion (France)'s density, Phatthalung would have 1.1 million people (it has 523,000). At Phatthalung's density, Réunion (France) would have 423,000 (it has 881,000).
Phatthalung's centre is 28.6° of latitude, about 3,180 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
Phatthalung is the 60th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.6% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
Phatthalung lies about 29° of latitude (roughly 3,180 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
Shared out evenly, each person in Phatthalung would have about 6,110 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
Laid side by side, Phatthalung and Réunion (France) would cover 5,780 km², about the same size as Brunei.
Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as East Timor.

Side by side

	Phatthalung	Réunion (France)
Is a	ProvinceThailand	Overseas regionFrance
Area, measured	3,190 km²1,230 mi²	2,580 km²997 mi²
Official area	3,420 km²Wikidata	2,510 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	60th of 77in Thailand	15th of 18in France
Population	523,000Wikidata, 2020	881,000Wikidata, 2022
Rank by population	51st of 77in Thailand	13th of 18in France
Density	164 per km²	341 per km²
Capital	Phatthalung	Saint-Denis
Latitude range	7°N to 8°N	21°S to 21°S

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 3,190 km² is 6.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,420 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 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

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