Phayao is 1.05× the size of Brunei
Phayao (province of Thailand) covers about 5,990 km² (2,310 mi²) and Brunei (Asia) about 5,720 km² (2,210 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,990km²Phayao
- 5,720km²Brunei
50 km
- Phayao
- Brunei
What fits
- Brunei is 95% of the size of Phayao.
- Phayao is larger by 278 km² (107 mi²), which is 4.9% of the area of Brunei.
- Measured in Belgiums: Phayao is about 0.20, Brunei about 0.19.
How they differ
- Phayao also has the larger population: 467,000 against 459,000, 1.02× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 80 in Brunei against 78 in Phayao: Brunei is 1.03× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,270 km apart.
- Together Phayao and Brunei cover 11,700 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 278 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Brunei's density, Phayao would have 481,000 people (it has 467,000). At Phayao's density, Brunei would have 446,000 (it has 459,000).
- Phayao's centre is 14.7° of latitude, about 1,640 km, farther north than Brunei's.
- Phayao is the 35th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 65th most densely populated of them.
- Brunei ranks 173rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Phayao lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,640 km) north of Brunei.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Phayao would have about 12,830 m² and each person in Brunei about 12,460 m².
- Laid side by side, Phayao and Brunei would cover 11,700 km², 95% of the size of Vanuatu.
- Together they have 926,000 people, about as many people as Fiji.
- Counted as a country, Phayao would rank 172nd by area and 174th by population.
Side by side
| Phayao | Brunei | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 5,990 km²2,310 mi² | 5,720 km²2,210 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 5,770 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 77in Thailand | 172nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 467,000Wikidata, 2020 | 459,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 59th of 77in Thailand | 174th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 78 per km² | 80 per km² |
| Capital | Phayao | Bandar Seri Begawan |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 20°N | 4°N to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 5,990 km² is 5.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Wikidata's official figure of 5,770 km² agrees with our measured area of 5,720 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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