Sikkim and Prachuap Khiri Khan are almost exactly the same size
Sikkim (state of India) covers about 6,940 km² (2,680 mi²) and Prachuap Khiri Khan (province of Thailand) about 6,930 km² (2,680 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 6,940km²Sikkim
- 6,930km²Prachuap Khiri Khan
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- Sikkim
- Prachuap Khiri Khan
What fits
- Prachuap Khiri Khan is 100% of the size of Sikkim.
- The measured areas differ by 13.5 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Sikkim is about 0.23, Prachuap Khiri Khan about 0.23.
How they differ
- Sikkim also has the larger population: 658,000 against 551,000, 1.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 95 in Sikkim against 79 in Prachuap Khiri Khan: Sikkim is 1.19× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,090 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Sikkim at 28°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Prachuap Khiri Khan at 12°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Sikkim as 1.22× the size of Prachuap Khiri Khan instead of 1.00×.
- Together Sikkim and Prachuap Khiri Khan cover 13,900 km², close to the size of Montenegro (13,700 km², 1.0% smaller).
- At Prachuap Khiri Khan's density, Sikkim would have 552,000 people (it has 658,000). At Sikkim's density, Prachuap Khiri Khan would have 657,000 (it has 551,000).
- Sikkim's centre is 15.7° of latitude, about 1,740 km, farther north than Prachuap Khiri Khan'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.
- Prachuap Khiri Khan is the 29th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 60th most densely populated of them.
- Sikkim lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,740 km) north of Prachuap Khiri Khan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Sikkim would have about 10,550 m² and each person in Prachuap Khiri Khan about 12,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Sikkim and Prachuap Khiri Khan would cover 13,900 km², about the same size as Montenegro.
- Together they have 1.2 million people, about as many people as Eswatini.
Side by side
| Sikkim | Prachuap Khiri Khan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 6,940 km²2,680 mi² | 6,930 km²2,680 mi² |
| Official area | 7,100 km²Wikidata | 6,370 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 36in India | 29th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 658,000Wikidata, 2011 | 551,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 32nd of 36in India | 46th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 95 per km² | 79 per km² |
| Capital | Gangtok | Prachuap Khiri Khan |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 11°N to 13°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 6,930 km² is 8.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 6,370 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