Phetchabun is 1.01× the size of Vanuatu
Phetchabun (province of Thailand) covers about 12,400 km² (4,800 mi²) and Vanuatu (Oceania) about 12,300 km² (4,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 12,400km²Phetchabun
- 12,300km²Vanuatu
100 km
- Phetchabun
- Vanuatu
What fits
- Vanuatu is 99% of the size of Phetchabun.
- Phetchabun is larger by 137 km² (53.0 mi²), which is 1.1% of the area of Vanuatu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Phetchabun is about 0.41, Vanuatu about 0.40.
How they differ
- Phetchabun also has the larger population: 982,000 against 300,000, 3.27× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 79 in Phetchabun against 24 in Vanuatu: Phetchabun is 3.24× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,140 km apart.
- Together Phetchabun and Vanuatu cover 24,700 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 2.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 137 km², is about the size of Liechtenstein (137 km²).
- At Vanuatu's density, Phetchabun would have 303,000 people (it has 982,000). At Phetchabun's density, Vanuatu would have 971,000 (it has 300,000).
- Phetchabun's centre is 32.5° of latitude, about 3,610 km, farther north than Vanuatu's.
- 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.
- Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Phetchabun lies about 32° of latitude (roughly 3,610 km) north of Vanuatu, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Phetchabun would have about 12,660 m² and each person in Vanuatu about 40,990 m².
- Laid side by side, Phetchabun and Vanuatu would cover 24,700 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
- Together they have 1.3 million people, about as many people as Mauritius.
- Counted as a country, Phetchabun would rank 162nd by area and 162nd by population.
Side by side
| Phetchabun | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 12,400 km²4,800 mi² | 12,300 km²4,750 mi² |
| Official area | 12,700 km²Wikidata | 12,200 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 77in Thailand | 162nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 982,000Wikidata, 2020 | 300,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 77in Thailand | 179th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 79 per km² | 24 per km² |
| Capital | Phetchabun | Port Vila |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 17°N | 20°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 12,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,300 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