Province of Thailand
Loei
Loei is a province of Thailand. It covers about 10,400 km² (4,020 mi²), the 16th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and about the same size as the Gambia. About 639,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 10,400 km²4,020 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 11,400 km²Wikidata · 8.8% above our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 2.0%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 16th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 639,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 61 people per km² |
| Capital | Loei |
| Latitude range | 17°N to 18°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-42 |
What the numbers say about Loei
- Loei covers 2.0% of the area of Thailand and ranks 42nd of 77 by population, against 16th by area.
- It would take 49.4 provinces the size of Loei to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 2.18× the size of Loei; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 4.0% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Phitsanulok (10,500 km², 1.01×) and Nakhon Si Thammarat (10,300 km², 1.01×).
- Counted as a country, Loei would be larger than 72 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 168th by area, between the Gambia (10,500 km²) and Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- With 639,000 people it would rank 167th of 238 by population.
- Loei has 61 people per km², about the density of Panama, which has 61 per km².
- That makes Loei the 69th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 48% of the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Loei lies at 17°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, Loei stretches about 162 km north to south and 135 km east to west.
- Our measured 10,400 km² is 8.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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.
- ChinaAreaTianjin0.91× · 11,500 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaConnecticut82% · 12,700 km²PeopleVermont0.99× · 643,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaTripura0.97× · 10,700 km²PeopleSikkim0.97× · 658,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSchleswig-Holstein68% · 15,400 km²PeopleBremen0.92× · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaÎle-de-France86% · 12,100 km²PeopleRéunion (France)72% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaBasilicata1.04× · 10,100 km²PeopleBasilicata1.13× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaAsturias0.98× · 10,700 km²PeopleNavarre0.94× · 678,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaGifu0.98× · 10,700 km²PeopleShimane0.96× · 665,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.80× · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima1.00× · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.82× · 5,730 km²PeopleNew Brunswick82% · 776,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.18× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaQuerétaro89% · 11,700 km²PeopleBaja California Sur1.00× · 637,000 (2010)
Where Loei sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Loei
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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, 2020. 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