Schleswig-Holstein is 1.37× the size of Chiang Rai

Schleswig-Holstein (state of Germany) covers about 15,400 km² (5,960 mi²) and Chiang Rai (province of Thailand) about 11,300 km² (4,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

15,400km²Schleswig-Holstein
11,300km²Chiang Rai

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Schleswig-Holstein
Chiang Rai

What fits

Chiang Rai is 73% of the size of Schleswig-Holstein.
Schleswig-Holstein is larger by 4,160 km² (1,610 mi²), which is 37% of the area of Chiang Rai.
Measured in Belgiums: Schleswig-Holstein is about 0.50, Chiang Rai about 0.37.

How they differ

Schleswig-Holstein also has the larger population: 3.0 million against 1.3 million, 2.28× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 191 in Schleswig-Holstein against 115 in Chiang Rai: Schleswig-Holstein is 1.67× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 8,230 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Schleswig-Holstein at 54°N is drawn about 2.9× too large and Chiang Rai at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Schleswig-Holstein as 3.54× the size of Chiang Rai instead of 1.37×.
Together Schleswig-Holstein and Chiang Rai cover 26,700 km², close to the size of Equatorial Guinea (26,700 km², 0.1% smaller).
The gap between them, 4,160 km², is about the size of Cape Verde (3,930 km²).
At Chiang Rai's density, Schleswig-Holstein would have 1.8 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Schleswig-Holstein's density, Chiang Rai would have 2.2 million (it has 1.3 million).
Schleswig-Holstein's centre is 34.3° of latitude, about 3,820 km, farther north than Chiang Rai's.
Schleswig-Holstein is the 12th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 4.3% of its area; it is the 10th most densely populated of them.
Chiang Rai is the 12th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 43rd most densely populated of them.
Schleswig-Holstein lies about 34° of latitude (roughly 3,820 km) north of Chiang Rai.
Shared out evenly, each person in Schleswig-Holstein would have about 5,230 m² and each person in Chiang Rai about 8,710 m².
Laid side by side, Schleswig-Holstein and Chiang Rai would cover 26,700 km², about the same size as Equatorial Guinea.
Together they have 4.2 million people, 95% as many people as Kuwait.

Side by side

	Schleswig-Holstein	Chiang Rai
Is a	StateGermany	ProvinceThailand
Area, measured	15,400 km²5,960 mi²	11,300 km²4,350 mi²
Official area	15,800 km²Wikidata	11,700 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	12th of 16in Germany	12th of 77in Thailand
Population	3.0 millionWikidata, 2022	1.3 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	9th of 16in Germany	15th of 77in Thailand
Density	191 per km²	115 per km²
Capital	Kiel	Chiang Rai
Latitude range	53°N to 55°N	19°N to 20°N

Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 15,400 km² is 2.3% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,800 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
Our measured 11,300 km² is 3.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,700 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

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