Shanghai is 1.96× the size of Nong Khai

What fits

• Nong Khai is 51% of the size of Shanghai.
• Shanghai is larger by 3,310 km² (1,280 mi²), which is 96% of the area of Nong Khai.
• Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Nong Khai about 0.11.

How they differ

• Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 517,000, 48.1× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 150 in Nong Khai: Shanghai is 24.5× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 2,380 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Nong Khai at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shanghai as 2.43× the size of Nong Khai instead of 1.96×.
• Together Shanghai and Nong Khai cover 10,200 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 1.8% smaller).
• The gap between them, 3,310 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
• At Nong Khai's density, Shanghai would have 1.0 million people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Nong Khai would have 12.7 million (it has 517,000).
• Shanghai's centre is 13.2° of latitude, about 1,470 km, farther north than Nong Khai'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.
• Nong Khai is the 59th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 28th most densely populated of them.
• Shanghai lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,470 km) north of Nong Khai.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Nong Khai about 6,650 m².
• Laid side by side, Shanghai and Nong Khai would cover 10,200 km², about the same size as Lebanon.
• Together they have 25.4 million people, 96% as many people as North Korea.

Side by side

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 3,440 km² is 14% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,030 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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