Ubon Ratchathani is 1.28× the size of Murcia

What fits

• Murcia is 78% of the size of Ubon Ratchathani.
• Ubon Ratchathani is larger by 3,210 km² (1,240 mi²), which is 28% of the area of Murcia.
• Measured in Belgiums: Ubon Ratchathani is about 0.47, Murcia about 0.37.

How they differ

• Ubon Ratchathani also has the larger population: 1.9 million against 1.6 million, 1.19× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 139 in Murcia against 129 in Ubon Ratchathani: Murcia is 1.08× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
• On a standard web map Murcia looks larger than Ubon Ratchathani: Ubon Ratchathani at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Murcia at 38°N about 1.6×, so the map shows Murcia as 1.17× the size of Ubon Ratchathani, when Ubon Ratchathani is 1.28× the size of Murcia.
• Together Ubon Ratchathani and Murcia cover 25,800 km², close to the size of North Macedonia (25,400 km², 1.7% smaller).
• The gap between them, 3,210 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
• At Murcia's density, Ubon Ratchathani would have 2.0 million people (it has 1.9 million). At Ubon Ratchathani's density, Murcia would have 1.5 million (it has 1.6 million).
• Murcia's centre is 22.8° of latitude, about 2,540 km, farther north than Ubon Ratchathani's.
• Ubon Ratchathani is the 5th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
• Murcia is the 9th largest of the 19 autonomous communities and cities of Spain and covers 2.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
• Murcia lies about 23° of latitude (roughly 2,540 km) north of Ubon Ratchathani.
• Shared out evenly, each person in Ubon Ratchathani would have about 7,780 m² and each person in Murcia about 7,190 m².
• Laid side by side, Ubon Ratchathani and Murcia would cover 25,800 km², about the same size as North Macedonia.
• Together they have 3.4 million people, about as many people as Uruguay.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 14,500 km² is 7.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 15,700 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
• Wikidata's official figure of 11,300 km² agrees with our measured area of 11,300 km², to within 2%.

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