Puebla is 1.52× the size of Chiang Mai
Puebla (state of Mexico) covers about 34,600 km² (13,400 mi²) and Chiang Mai (province of Thailand) about 22,800 km² (8,790 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 34,600km²Puebla
- 22,800km²Chiang Mai
50 km
- Puebla
- Chiang Mai
What fits
- Chiang Mai is 66% of the size of Puebla.
- Puebla is larger by 11,800 km² (4,570 mi²), which is 52% of the area of Chiang Mai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Puebla is about 1.13, Chiang Mai about 0.74.
How they differ
- Puebla also has the larger population: 6.2 million against 1.8 million, 3.46× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 178 in Puebla against 78 in Chiang Mai: Puebla is 2.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 15,400 km apart.
- Together Puebla and Chiang Mai cover 57,400 km², close to the size of Togo (56,900 km², 0.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 11,800 km², is about the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km²).
- At Chiang Mai's density, Puebla would have 2.7 million people (it has 6.2 million). At Puebla's density, Chiang Mai would have 4.1 million (it has 1.8 million).
- Their centres lie at almost the same latitude.
- Puebla is the 21st largest of the 32 states of Mexico and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Chiang Mai is the largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 4.4% of its area; it is the 64th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 19°N and 19°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Puebla would have about 5,610 m² and each person in Chiang Mai about 12,750 m².
- Laid side by side, Puebla and Chiang Mai would cover 57,400 km², about the same size as Togo.
- Together they have 8.0 million people, about as many people as Togo.
Side by side
| Puebla | Chiang Mai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateMexico | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 34,600 km²13,400 mi² | 22,800 km²8,790 mi² |
| Official area | 34,300 km²Wikidata | 22,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 21st of 32in Mexico | 1st of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 6.2 millionWikidata, 2015 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 32in Mexico | 5th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 178 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza | Chiang Mai |
| Latitude range | 18°N to 21°N | 17°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2015 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 34,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 34,600 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 22,800 km² is 2.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 22,300 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