Tak is 1.01× the size of Beijing
Tak (province of Thailand) covers about 16,400 km² (6,320 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 16,400km²Tak
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Tak
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 99% of the size of Tak.
- Tak is larger by 126 km² (48.5 mi²), which is 0.8% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tak is about 0.53, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Tak is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 670,000, 32.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 41 in Tak: Beijing is 32.9× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,110 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Tak: Tak at 17°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.56× the size of Tak, when Tak is 1.01× the size of Beijing.
- Together Tak and Beijing cover 32,600 km², close to the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km², 0.6% bigger).
- At Beijing's density, Tak would have 22.1 million people (it has 670,000). At Tak's density, Beijing would have 665,000 (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 23.5° of latitude, about 2,610 km, farther north than Tak's.
- Tak is the 4th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 3.2% of its area; it is the 75th most densely populated of them.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,610 km) north of Tak.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tak would have about 24,430 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Tak and Beijing would cover 32,600 km², about the same size as Guinea-Bissau.
- Together they have 22.6 million people, about as many people as Mali.
Side by side
| Tak | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 16,400 km²6,320 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 16,400 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 77in Thailand | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 670,000Wikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 77in Thailand | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 41 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Tak | – |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 18°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,400 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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
