Surin is 1.03× the size of Hiroshima

What fits

• Hiroshima is 97% of the size of Surin.
• Surin is larger by 260 km² (101 mi²), which is 3.1% of the area of Hiroshima.
• Measured in Belgiums: Surin is about 0.28, Hiroshima about 0.27.

How they differ

• Surin is larger, but Hiroshima has the larger population: 2.8 million against 1.4 million, 2.02× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 336 in Hiroshima against 161 in Surin: Hiroshima is 2.09× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 3,640 km apart.
• On a standard web map Hiroshima looks larger than Surin: Surin at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hiroshima at 35°N about 1.5×, so the map shows Hiroshima as 1.34× the size of Surin, when Surin is 1.03× the size of Hiroshima.
• Together Surin and Hiroshima cover 16,900 km², close to the size of Eswatini (17,100 km², 1.5% bigger).
• The gap between them, 260 km², is about the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis (264 km²).
• At Hiroshima's density, Surin would have 2.9 million people (it has 1.4 million). At Surin's density, Hiroshima would have 1.3 million (it has 2.8 million).
• Hiroshima's centre is 19.7° of latitude, about 2,190 km, farther north than Surin's.
• Surin is the 23rd largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 1.7% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
• Hiroshima is the 12th largest of the 47 prefectures of Japan and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
• Hiroshima lies about 20° of latitude (roughly 2,190 km) north of Surin.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Surin would have about 6,210 m² and each person in Hiroshima about 2,970 m².
• Laid side by side, Surin and Hiroshima would cover 16,900 km², about the same size as Eswatini.
• Together they have 4.2 million people, 1.06× as many people as Georgia.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2021. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 8,560 km² is 5.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 8,120 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Our measured 8,300 km² is 2.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 8,480 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.

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