Special administrative area of Thailand
Bangkok
Bangkok is a special administrative area of Thailand. It covers about 1,560 km² (604 mi²), the 69th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 94% of the size of the Comoros. About 5.7 million people live there (Wikidata, 2018).
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- Comoros
- Bangkok
Facts
| Area, measured | 1,560 km²604 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 1,570 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.3%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 69th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 5.7 millionWikidata, 2018 · the only figure Wikidata has; most units carry 2020 |
| Density | 3,630 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 14°N |
| Type | Special administrative areaTH-10 |
What the numbers say about Bangkok
- Bangkok covers 0.3% of the area of Thailand and ranks 1st of 77 by population, against 69th by area.
- It would take 329 provinces the size of Bangkok to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 14.6× the size of Bangkok; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 27% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Pathum Thani (1,480 km², 1.06×) and Pattani (2,000 km², 1.28×).
- Counted as a country, Bangkok would be larger than 57 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 183rd by area, between the Comoros (1,670 km²) and Faroe Islands (1,330 km²).
- With 5.7 million people it would rank 116th of 238 by population.
- Bangkok has 3,630 people per km².
- That makes Bangkok the most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 28.2× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Bangkok has 173× the density of Mae Hong Son, the least crowded of the 77: 3,630 against 21 people per km².
- Wikidata holds no 2020 figure for Bangkok; the 2018 figure is the only one it has, so Bangkok is not counted the same way as the 76 provinces that carry 2020.
- Bangkok lies at 14°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Bangkok stretches about 51 km north to south and 65 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 1,570 km² agrees with our measured area of 1,560 km², to within 2%.
- Bangkok is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 40 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
About the same size as
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- ChinaAreanone within 2×PeopleQinghai0.96× · 5.9 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaRhode Island55% · 2,830 km²PeopleMinnesota0.99× · 5.7 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaDelhi1.05× · 1,480 km²PeopleHimachal Pradesh83% · 6.9 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland59% · 2,650 km²PeopleHesse0.91× · 6.2 million (2022)
- FranceAreaGuadeloupe0.94× · 1,660 km²PeopleGrand Est1.02× · 5.6 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleCampania0.98× · 5.8 million (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleValencian Community1.07× · 5.3 million (2024)
- JapanAreaKagawa84% · 1,850 km²PeopleHyogo1.04× · 5.5 million (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleMaranhão84% · 6.8 million (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleBritish Columbia1.14× · 5.0 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory67% · 2,350 km²PeopleQueensland1.01× · 5.6 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaMexico City1.14× · 1,380 km²PeopleGuanajuato0.97× · 5.9 million (2015)
Where Bangkok sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Bangkok
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2018. Thailand’s units share the 2020 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12