Samut Prakan is 1.57× the size of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Samut Prakan (province of Thailand) covers about 900 km² (347 mi²) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (union territory of India) about 574 km² (222 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 900km²Samut Prakan
- 574km²Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
50 km
- Samut Prakan
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
What fits
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 64% of the size of Samut Prakan.
- Samut Prakan is larger by 326 km² (126 mi²), which is 57% of the area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Samut Prakan is about 0.03, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 0.02.
How they differ
- Samut Prakan also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 586,000, 2.31× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,502 in Samut Prakan against 1,020 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Samut Prakan is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,030 km apart.
- Together Samut Prakan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu cover 1,470 km², close to the size of Comoros (1,670 km², 13% bigger).
- The gap between them, 326 km², is about the size of Malta (326 km²).
- At Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's density, Samut Prakan would have 918,000 people (it has 1.4 million). At Samut Prakan's density, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would have 863,000 (it has 586,000).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 730 km, farther north than Samut Prakan's.
- Samut Prakan is the 72nd largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is the 33rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu lies about 7° of latitude (roughly 734 km) north of Samut Prakan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Samut Prakan would have about 670 m² and each person in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Samut Prakan and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would cover 1,470 km², 88% of the size of the Comoros.
- Together they have 1.9 million people, 97% as many people as Lesotho.
- Samut Prakan is drawn from 40 points and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is drawn from 42 points: at sizes under 2,500 km² the outlines are a sketch, so the overlap shows the proportions rather than the exact shape.
Side by side
| Samut Prakan | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 900 km²347 mi² | 574 km²222 mi² |
| Official area | 1,000 km²Wikidata | 603 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 72nd of 77in Thailand | 33rd of 36in India |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 586,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 13th of 77in Thailand | 33rd of 36in India |
| Density | 1,502 per km² | 1,020 per km² |
| Capital | Samut Prakan | Daman |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 14°N | 20°N to 21°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 900 km² is 10% below Wikidata's official figure of 1,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 574 km² is 4.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 603 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
