Sikkim is 1.16× the size of Phayao
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Phayao (province of Thailand) about 5,990 km² (2,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 5,990km²Phayao
20 km
- Sikkim
- Phayao
What fits
- Phayao is 86% of the size of Sikkim.
- Sikkim is larger by 948 km² (366 mi²), which is 16% of the area of Phayao.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Phayao about 0.20.
How they differ
- Sikkim also has the larger population: 658,000 against 467,000, 1.41× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 95 in Sikkim against 78 in Phayao: Sikkim is 1.22× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,510 km apart.
- Together Sikkim and Phayao cover 12,900 km², close to the size of Bahamas (12,600 km², 2.6% smaller).
- The gap between them, 948 km², is about the size of Åland (942 km²).
- At Phayao's density, Sikkim would have 541,000 people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Phayao would have 568,000 (it has 467,000).
- Sikkim's centre is 8.3° of latitude, about 930 km, farther north than Phayao's.
- Sikkim is the 30th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 32nd most densely populated of them.
- Phayao is the 35th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 65th most densely populated of them.
- Sikkim lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 928 km) north of Phayao.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Phayao about 12,830 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Phayao would cover 12,900 km², about the same size as the Bahamas.
- Together they have 1.1 million people, about as many people as Djibouti.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Phayao | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 5,990 km²2,310 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 6,340 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 35th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 467,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 59th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 95 per km² | 78 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Phayao |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 6,940 km² is 2.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 7,100 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 5,990 km² is 5.4% below 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.
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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