Thailand is 2.43× the size of Hunan
Thailand (Asia) covers about 514,000 km² (199,000 mi²) and Hunan (province of China) about 211,000 km² (81,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 514,000km²Thailand
- 211,000km²Hunan
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- Thailand
- Hunan
What fits
- Hunan fits inside Thailand about 2.43 times by area.
- Thailand is larger by 303,000 km² (117,000 mi²), which is 143% of the area of Hunan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thailand is about 16.8, Hunan about 6.89.
How they differ
- Thailand is larger, but Hunan has the larger population: 66.4 million against 66.2 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 314 in Hunan against 129 in Thailand: Hunan is 2.44× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,780 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Thailand at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Hunan at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Thailand as 2.05× the size of Hunan instead of 2.43×.
- Together Thailand and Hunan cover 726,000 km², close to the size of Chile (736,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 303,000 km², is about the size of Italy (301,000 km²).
- At Hunan's density, Thailand would have 161.7 million people (it has 66.2 million). At Thailand's density, Hunan would have 27.2 million (it has 66.4 million).
- Hunan's centre is 12.5° of latitude, about 1,390 km, farther north than Thailand's.
- Thailand ranks 51st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hunan is the 10th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 2.3% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Hunan lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,390 km) north of Thailand.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thailand would have about 7,770 m² and each person in Hunan about 3,180 m².
- Laid side by side, Thailand and Hunan would cover 726,000 km², about the same size as Chile.
- Together they have 132.6 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
- Counted as a country, Hunan would rank 84th by area and 22nd by population.
Side by side
| Thailand | Hunan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 514,000 km²199,000 mi² | 211,000 km²81,600 mi² |
| Official area | 513,000 km²Wikidata | 212,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 50th of 239worldwide | 10th of 31in China |
| Population | 66.2 millionWikidata, 2017 | 66.4 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 237worldwide | 7th of 31in China |
| Density | 129 per km² | 314 per km² |
| Capital | Bangkok | Changsha |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 20°N | 25°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 513,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 514,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 212,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 211,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, 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