Shanghai is 1.65× the size of Mukdahan
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Mukdahan (province of Thailand) about 4,090 km² (1,580 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 4,090km²Mukdahan
20 km
- Shanghai
- Mukdahan
What fits
- Mukdahan is 61% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 2,650 km² (1,030 mi²), which is 65% of the area of Mukdahan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Mukdahan about 0.13.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 351,000, 70.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 86 in Mukdahan: Shanghai is 43.0× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,360 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Mukdahan at 17°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanghai as 2.07× the size of Mukdahan instead of 1.65×.
- Together Shanghai and Mukdahan cover 10,800 km², close to the size of Kosovo (10,900 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,650 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Mukdahan's density, Shanghai would have 579,000 people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Mukdahan would have 15.1 million (it has 351,000).
- Shanghai's centre is 14.6° of latitude, about 1,630 km, farther north than Mukdahan's.
- Shanghai is the 31st largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers less than 0.1% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
- Mukdahan is the 51st largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 55th most densely populated of them.
- Shanghai lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,630 km) north of Mukdahan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Mukdahan about 11,660 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Mukdahan would cover 10,800 km², about the same size as Jamaica.
- Together they have 25.2 million people, 95% as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Mukdahan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 4,090 km²1,580 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 4,340 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 51st of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 351,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 66th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | – | Mukdahan |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 16°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,750 km² is 6.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
- Our measured 4,090 km² is 5.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,340 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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
