Yala is 1.82× the size of Réunion (France)
Yala (province of Thailand) covers about 4,700 km² (1,820 mi²) and Réunion (France) (overseas region of France) about 2,580 km² (997 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 4,700km²Yala
- 2,580km²Réunion (France)
20 km
- Yala
- Réunion (France)
What fits
- Réunion (France) is 55% of the size of Yala.
- Yala is larger by 2,120 km² (818 mi²), which is 82% of the area of Réunion (France).
- Measured in Belgiums: Yala is about 0.15, Réunion (France) about 0.08.
How they differ
- Yala is larger, but Réunion (France) has the larger population: 881,000 against 539,000, 1.64× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 341 in Réunion (France) against 115 in Yala: Réunion (France) is 2.98× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 5,830 km apart.
- Together Yala and Réunion (France) cover 7,280 km², close to the size of Palestine (6,070 km², 17% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,120 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Réunion (France)'s density, Yala would have 1.6 million people (it has 539,000). At Yala's density, Réunion (France) would have 296,000 (it has 881,000).
- Yala's centre is 27.3° of latitude, about 3,040 km, farther north than Réunion (France)'s.
- Yala is the 43rd largest of the 77 provinces of Thailand and covers 0.9% of its area; it is the 45th most densely populated of them.
- Réunion (France) is the 15th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 0.4% of its area; it is the 3rd most densely populated of them.
- Yala lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,040 km) north of Réunion (France), on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Yala would have about 8,730 m² and each person in Réunion (France) about 2,930 m².
- Laid side by side, Yala and Réunion (France) would cover 7,280 km², 1.27× the size of Brunei.
- Together they have 1.4 million people, about as many people as East Timor.
Side by side
| Yala | Réunion (France) | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceThailand | Overseas regionFrance |
| Area, measured | 4,700 km²1,820 mi² | 2,580 km²997 mi² |
| Official area | 4,520 km²Wikidata | 2,510 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 43rd of 77in Thailand | 15th of 18in France |
| Population | 539,000Wikidata, 2020 | 881,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Rank by population | 47th of 77in Thailand | 13th of 18in France |
| Density | 115 per km² | 341 per km² |
| Capital | Yala | Saint-Denis |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 7°N | 21°S to 21°S |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Our measured 4,700 km² is 4.0% above Wikidata's official figure of 4,520 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Our measured 2,580 km² is 2.8% above Wikidata's official figure of 2,510 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