West Virginia is 5.87× the size of Khon Kaen
West Virginia (state of the United States) covers about 62,700 km² (24,200 mi²) and Khon Kaen (province of Thailand) about 10,700 km² (4,130 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 62,700km²West Virginia
- 10,700km²Khon Kaen
100 km
- West Virginia
- Khon Kaen
What fits
- Khon Kaen fits inside West Virginia about 5.87 times by area.
- West Virginia is larger by 52,000 km² (20,100 mi²), which is 487% of the area of Khon Kaen.
- Measured in Belgiums: West Virginia is about 2.05, Khon Kaen about 0.35.
How they differ
- West Virginia is larger, but Khon Kaen has the larger population: 1.8 million against 1.8 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 168 in Khon Kaen against 29 in West Virginia: Khon Kaen is 5.87× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: West Virginia at 39°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Khon Kaen at 16°N about 1.1×, so the map shows West Virginia as 8.85× the size of Khon Kaen instead of 5.87×.
- Together West Virginia and Khon Kaen cover 73,400 km², close to the size of Panama (74,500 km², 1.5% bigger).
- The gap between them, 52,000 km², is about the size of Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
- At Khon Kaen's density, West Virginia would have 10.5 million people (it has 1.8 million). At West Virginia's density, Khon Kaen would have 306,000 (it has 1.8 million).
- West Virginia's centre is 22.2° of latitude, about 2,470 km, farther north than Khon Kaen's.
- West Virginia is the 41st largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.7% of its area; it is the 30th most densely populated of them.
- Khon Kaen is the 14th largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 19th most densely populated of them.
- West Virginia lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,470 km) north of Khon Kaen.
- Shared out evenly, each person in West Virginia would have about 34,980 m² and each person in Khon Kaen about 5,960 m².
- Laid side by side, West Virginia and Khon Kaen would cover 73,400 km², about the same size as Panama.
- Together they have 3.6 million people, about as many people as Eritrea.
Side by side
| West Virginia | Khon Kaen | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | ProvinceThailand |
| Area, measured | 62,700 km²24,200 mi² | 10,700 km²4,130 mi² |
| Official area | 62,800 km²Wikidata | 10,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 41st of 51in the United States | 14th of 77in Thailand |
| Population | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.8 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 39th of 51in the United States | 4th of 77in Thailand |
| Density | 29 per km² | 168 per km² |
| Capital | Charleston | Khon Kaen |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 41°N | 16°N to 17°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 62,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 62,700 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 10,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 10,700 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