Songkhla and Canary Islands are almost exactly the same size
Songkhla (province of Thailand) covers about 7,460 km² (2,880 mi²) and Canary Islands (autonomous community of Spain) about 7,440 km² (2,870 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 7,460km²Songkhla
- 7,440km²Canary Islands
100 km
- Songkhla
- Canary Islands
What fits
- Canary Islands is 100% of the size of Songkhla.
- The measured areas differ by 26.6 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Songkhla is about 0.24, Canary Islands about 0.24.
How they differ
- Songkhla is larger, but Canary Islands has the larger population: 2.2 million against 1.4 million, 1.56× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 300 in Canary Islands against 191 in Songkhla: Canary Islands is 1.57× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,100 km apart.
- On a standard web map Canary Islands looks larger than Songkhla: Songkhla at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Canary Islands at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Canary Islands as 1.27× the size of Songkhla, when Songkhla is 1.00× the size of Canary Islands.
- Together Songkhla and Canary Islands cover 14,900 km², close to the size of East Timor (15,100 km², 1.2% bigger).
- At Canary Islands's density, Songkhla would have 2.2 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Songkhla's density, Canary Islands would have 1.4 million (it has 2.2 million).
- Canary Islands's centre is 21.4° of latitude, about 2,390 km, farther north than Songkhla's.
- Songkhla is the 26th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
- Canary Islands is the 13th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Canary Islands lies about 21° of latitude (roughly 2,390 km) north of Songkhla.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Songkhla would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Canary Islands about 3,340 m².
- Laid side by side, Songkhla and Canary Islands would cover 14,900 km², about the same size as East Timor.
- Together they have 3.7 million people, 96% as many people as Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Side by side
| Songkhla | Canary Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | Autonomous communitySpain |
| Area, measured | 7,460 km²2,880 mi² | 7,440 km²2,870 mi² |
| Official area | 7,390 km²Wikidata | 7,450 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 77in Thailand | 13th of 19in Spain |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 2.2 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 77in Thailand | 8th of 19in Spain |
| Density | 191 per km² | 300 per km² |
| Capital | Songkhla | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 8°N | 28°N to 29°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,390 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,460 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 7,450 km² agrees with our measured area of 7,440 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Canary Islands is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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