Ranong is 1.24× the size of Samoa
Ranong (province of Thailand) covers about 3,440 km² (1,330 mi²) and Samoa (Oceania) about 2,780 km² (1,070 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 3,440km²Ranong
- 2,780km²Samoa
50 km
- Ranong
- Samoa
What fits
- Samoa is 81% of the size of Ranong.
- Ranong is larger by 664 km² (256 mi²), which is 24% of the area of Samoa.
- Measured in Belgiums: Ranong is about 0.11, Samoa about 0.09.
How they differ
- Ranong is larger, but Samoa has the larger population: 200,000 against 194,000, 1.03× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 72 in Samoa against 56 in Ranong: Samoa is 1.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,200 km apart.
- Together Ranong and Samoa cover 6,220 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 2.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 664 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Samoa's density, Ranong would have 248,000 people (it has 194,000). At Ranong's density, Samoa would have 157,000 (it has 200,000).
- Ranong's centre is 23.8° of latitude, about 2,640 km, farther north than Samoa's.
- Ranong is the 58th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 72nd most densely populated of them.
- Samoa ranks 180th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Ranong lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,640 km) north of Samoa, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Ranong would have about 17,720 m² and each person in Samoa about 13,900 m².
- Laid side by side, Ranong and Samoa would cover 6,220 km², 1.09× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 394,000 people, about as many people as the Bahamas.
- Counted as a country, Ranong would rank 177th by area and 184th by population.
Side by side
| Ranong | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | CountryOceania |
| Area, measured | 3,440 km²1,330 mi² | 2,780 km²1,070 mi² |
| Official area | 3,300 km²Wikidata | 2,840 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 58th of 77in Thailand | 179th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 194,000Wikidata, 2020 | 200,000Wikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 76th of 77in Thailand | 183rd of 237worldwide |
| Density | 56 per km² | 72 per km² |
| Capital | Ranong | Apia |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 11°N | 14°S to 13°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 3,440 km² is 4.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 2,780 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 2,840 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 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