Shanghai is 1.44× the size of Trang
Shanghai (municipality of China) covers about 6,750 km² (2,600 mi²) and Trang (province of Thailand) about 4,700 km² (1,810 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,750km²Shanghai
- 4,700km²Trang
20 km
- Shanghai
- Trang
What fits
- Trang is 70% of the size of Shanghai.
- Shanghai is larger by 2,050 km² (790 mi²), which is 44% of the area of Trang.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shanghai is about 0.22, Trang about 0.15.
How they differ
- Shanghai also has the larger population: 24.9 million against 641,000, 38.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 3,687 in Shanghai against 136 in Trang: Shanghai is 27.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,470 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shanghai at 31°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Trang at 8°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Shanghai as 1.93× the size of Trang instead of 1.44×.
- Together Shanghai and Trang cover 11,400 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,050 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Trang's density, Shanghai would have 919,000 people (it has 24.9 million). At Shanghai's density, Trang would have 17.3 million (it has 641,000).
- Shanghai's centre is 23.7° of latitude, about 2,630 km, farther north than Trang'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.
- Trang is the 44th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 31st most densely populated of them.
- Shanghai lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,630 km) north of Trang.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shanghai would have about 270 m² and each person in Trang about 7,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Shanghai and Trang would cover 11,400 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 25.5 million people, 97% as many people as North Korea.
Side by side
| Shanghai | Trang | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 6,750 km²2,600 mi² | 4,700 km²1,810 mi² |
| Official area | 6,340 km²Wikidata | 4,920 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 31st of 31in China | 44th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 24.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 641,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 23rd of 31in China | 41st of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 3,687 per km² | 136 per km² |
| Capital | – | Trang |
| Latitude range | 31°N to 32°N | 7°N to 8°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 4,700 km² is 4.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,920 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