Phayao is 1.11× the size of Cyprus
Phayao (province of Thailand) covers about 5,990 km² (2,310 mi²) and Cyprus (Asia) about 5,400 km² (2,080 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 5,990km²Phayao
- 5,400km²Cyprus
50 km
- Phayao
- Cyprus
What fits
- Cyprus is 90% of the size of Phayao.
- Phayao is larger by 600 km² (231 mi²), which is 11% of the area of Cyprus.
- Measured in Belgiums: Phayao is about 0.20, Cyprus about 0.18.
How they differ
- Phayao is larger, but Cyprus has the larger population: 1.3 million against 467,000, 2.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 249 in Cyprus against 78 in Phayao: Cyprus is 3.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,760 km apart.
- On a standard web map Cyprus looks larger than Phayao: Phayao at 19°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Cyprus at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Cyprus as 1.19× the size of Phayao, when Phayao is 1.11× the size of Cyprus.
- Together Phayao and Cyprus cover 11,400 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 600 km², is about the size of Tonga (603 km²).
- At Cyprus's density, Phayao would have 1.5 million people (it has 467,000). At Phayao's density, Cyprus would have 421,000 (it has 1.3 million).
- Cyprus's centre is 15.7° of latitude, about 1,740 km, farther north than Phayao'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.
- Cyprus ranks 174th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Cyprus lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,740 km) north of Phayao.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Phayao would have about 12,830 m² and each person in Cyprus about 4,010 m².
- Laid side by side, Phayao and Cyprus would cover 11,400 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, about as many people as North Macedonia.
- Counted as a country, Phayao would rank 172nd by area and 174th by population.
Side by side
| Phayao | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 5,990 km²2,310 mi² | 5,400 km²2,080 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 9,240 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 35th of 77in Thailand | 173rd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 467,000Wikidata, 2020 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 59th of 77in Thailand | 158th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 78 per km² | 249 per km² |
| Capital | Phayao | Nicosia |
| Latitude range | 19°N to 20°N | 35°N to 35°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.
- Our measured 5,400 km² is 42% below Wikidata's official figure of 9,240 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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