Shiga is 1.01× the size of Bueng Kan
Shiga (prefecture of Japan) covers about 4,010 km² (1,550 mi²) and Bueng Kan (province of Thailand) about 3,990 km² (1,540 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,010km²Shiga
- 3,990km²Bueng Kan
20 km
- Shiga
- Bueng Kan
What fits
- Bueng Kan is 99% of the size of Shiga.
- Shiga is larger by 21.5 km² (8.3 mi²), which is 0.5% of the area of Bueng Kan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Shiga is about 0.13, Bueng Kan about 0.13.
How they differ
- Shiga also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 422,000, 3.34× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 352 in Shiga against 106 in Bueng Kan: Shiga is 3.33× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,710 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Shiga at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Bueng Kan at 18°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Shiga as 1.36× the size of Bueng Kan instead of 1.01×.
- Together Shiga and Bueng Kan cover 8,000 km², close to the size of Lebanon (10,000 km², 25% bigger).
- At Bueng Kan's density, Shiga would have 424,000 people (it has 1.4 million). At Shiga's density, Bueng Kan would have 1.4 million (it has 422,000).
- Shiga's centre is 17.1° of latitude, about 1,900 km, farther north than Bueng Kan's.
- Shiga is the 37th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Bueng Kan is the 55th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.8% of its area; it is the 49th most densely populated of them.
- Shiga lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,900 km) north of Bueng Kan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Shiga would have about 2,840 m² and each person in Bueng Kan about 9,450 m².
- Laid side by side, Shiga and Bueng Kan would cover 8,000 km², 80% of the size of Lebanon.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, about as many people as North Macedonia.
Side by side
| Shiga | Bueng Kan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | PrefectureJapan | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 4,010 km²1,550 mi² | 3,990 km²1,540 mi² |
| Official area | 4,020 km²Wikidata | 4,310 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 37th of 47in Japan | 55th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2021 | 422,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 47in Japan | 62nd of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 352 per km² | 106 per km² |
| Capital | Otsu | Bueng Kan |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 36°N | 18°N to 18°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 4,020 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,010 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 3,990 km² is 7.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 4,310 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