Samut Sakhon is 1.47× the size of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
Samut Sakhon (province of Thailand) covers about 843 km² (325 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.
- 843km²Samut Sakhon
- 574km²Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
50 km
- Samut Sakhon
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
What fits
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 68% of the size of Samut Sakhon.
- Samut Sakhon is larger by 269 km² (104 mi²), which is 47% of the area of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Samut Sakhon is about 0.03, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 0.02.
How they differ
- Samut Sakhon also has the larger population: 586,000 against 586,000, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,020 in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu against 696 in Samut Sakhon: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is 1.47× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,980 km apart.
- Together Samut Sakhon and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu cover 1,420 km², close to the size of Comoros (1,670 km², 18% bigger).
- The gap between them, 269 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
- At Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's density, Samut Sakhon would have 860,000 people (it has 586,000). At Samut Sakhon's density, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would have 399,000 (it has 586,000).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu's centre is 6.6° of latitude, about 740 km, farther north than Samut Sakhon's.
- Samut Sakhon is the 74th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 6th 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 737 km) north of Samut Sakhon.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Samut Sakhon would have about 1,440 m² and each person in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu about 980 m².
- Laid side by side, Samut Sakhon and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would cover 1,420 km², 85% of the size of the Comoros.
- Together they have 1.2 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
- Samut Sakhon is drawn from 27 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 Sakhon | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | Union TerritoryIndia |
| Area, measured | 843 km²325 mi² | 574 km²222 mi² |
| Official area | 872 km²Wikidata | 603 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 74th of 77in Thailand | 33rd of 36in India |
| Population | 586,000Wikidata, 2020 | 586,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 44th of 77in Thailand | 33rd of 36in India |
| Density | 696 per km² | 1,020 per km² |
| Capital | Samut Sakhon | 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 843 km² is 3.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 872 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- 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
