Tianjin is 1.02× the size of Chiang Rai
Tianjin (municipality of China) covers about 11,500 km² (4,430 mi²) and Chiang Rai (province of Thailand) about 11,300 km² (4,350 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 11,500km²Tianjin
- 11,300km²Chiang Rai
50 km
- Tianjin
- Chiang Rai
What fits
- Chiang Rai is 98% of the size of Tianjin.
- Tianjin is larger by 202 km² (77.8 mi²), which is 1.8% of the area of Chiang Rai.
- Measured in Belgiums: Tianjin is about 0.37, Chiang Rai about 0.37.
How they differ
- Tianjin also has the larger population: 13.9 million against 1.3 million, 10.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,208 in Tianjin against 115 in Chiang Rai: Tianjin is 10.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,730 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Tianjin at 39°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Chiang Rai at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Tianjin as 1.50× the size of Chiang Rai instead of 1.02×.
- Together Tianjin and Chiang Rai cover 22,700 km², close to the size of Belize (22,300 km², 2.0% smaller).
- The gap between them, 202 km², is about the size of Aruba (170 km²).
- At Chiang Rai's density, Tianjin would have 1.3 million people (it has 13.9 million). At Tianjin's density, Chiang Rai would have 13.6 million (it has 1.3 million).
- Tianjin's centre is 19.4° of latitude, about 2,160 km, farther north than Chiang Rai's.
- Tianjin is the 30th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.1% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Chiang Rai is the 12th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 43rd most densely populated of them.
- Tianjin lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,160 km) north of Chiang Rai.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Tianjin would have about 830 m² and each person in Chiang Rai about 8,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Tianjin and Chiang Rai would cover 22,700 km², about the same size as Belize.
- Together they have 15.2 million people, about as many people as Zimbabwe.
Side by side
| Tianjin | Chiang Rai | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | MunicipalityChina | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 11,500 km²4,430 mi² | 11,300 km²4,350 mi² |
| Official area | 11,900 km²Wikidata | 11,700 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 30th of 31in China | 12th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 13.9 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 31in China | 15th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 1,208 per km² | 115 per km² |
| Capital | – | Chiang Rai |
| Latitude range | 39°N to 40°N | 19°N to 20°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 11,500 km² is 3.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 11,300 km² is 3.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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