Songkhla is 1.86× the size of Shiga
Songkhla (province of Thailand) covers about 7,460 km² (2,880 mi²) and Shiga (prefecture of Japan) about 4,010 km² (1,550 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 7,460km²Songkhla
- 4,010km²Shiga
20 km
- Songkhla
- Shiga
What fits
- Shiga is 54% of the size of Songkhla.
- Songkhla is larger by 3,450 km² (1,330 mi²), which is 86% of the area of Shiga.
- Measured in Belgiums: Songkhla is about 0.24, Shiga about 0.13.
How they differ
- Songkhla also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 1.4 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 352 in Shiga against 191 in Songkhla: Shiga is 1.84× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Songkhla at 7°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Shiga at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Songkhla as 1.26× the size of Shiga instead of 1.86×.
- Together Songkhla and Shiga cover 11,500 km², close to the size of Falkland Islands (11,600 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,450 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Shiga's density, Songkhla would have 2.6 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Songkhla's density, Shiga would have 768,000 (it has 1.4 million).
- Shiga's centre is 28.3° of latitude, about 3,150 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.
- 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.
- Shiga lies about 28° of latitude (roughly 3,150 km) north of Songkhla.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Songkhla would have about 5,220 m² and each person in Shiga about 2,840 m².
- Laid side by side, Songkhla and Shiga would cover 11,500 km², about the same size as Qatar.
- Together they have 2.8 million people, about as many people as Lithuania.
Side by side
| Songkhla | Shiga | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | PrefectureJapan |
| Area, measured | 7,460 km²2,880 mi² | 4,010 km²1,550 mi² |
| Official area | 7,390 km²Wikidata | 4,020 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 77in Thailand | 37th of 47in Japan |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Rank by population | 11th of 77in Thailand | 26th of 47in Japan |
| Density | 191 per km² | 352 per km² |
| Capital | Songkhla | Otsu |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 8°N | 35°N to 36°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. 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 4,020 km² agrees with our measured area of 4,010 km², to within 2%.
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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