Province of Thailand
Ranong
Ranong is a province of Thailand. It covers about 3,440 km² (1,330 mi²), the 58th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 88% of the size of Cape Verde. About 194,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 3,440 km²1,330 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,300 km²Wikidata · 4.4% below our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.7%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 58th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 194,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 56 people per km² |
| Capital | Ranong |
| Latitude range | 9°N to 11°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-85 |
What the numbers say about Ranong
- Ranong covers 0.7% of the area of Thailand and ranks 76th of 77 by population, against 58th by area.
- It would take 149 provinces the size of Ranong to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 6.61× the size of Ranong; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 12% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Nong Khai (3,440 km², 1.00×) and Rayong (3,660 km², 1.06×).
- Counted as a country, Ranong would be larger than 63 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 177th by area, between South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (3,920 km²) and French Polynesia (3,340 km²).
- With 194,000 people it would rank 184th of 238 by population.
- Ranong has 56 people per km², about the density of Georgia, which has 56 per km².
- That makes Ranong the 72nd most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 44% of the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Ranong lies at 10°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Ranong stretches about 165 km north to south and 65 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,440 km² is 4.4% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai51% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.22× · 2,830 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- IndiaAreaGoa1.01× · 3,420 km²PeopleLadakh71% · 274,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.30× · 2,650 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.33× · 2,580 km²PeopleFrench Guiana67% · 288,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley1.04× · 3,300 km²PeopleAosta Valley1.55× · 126,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands67% · 5,120 km²PeopleLa Rioja60% · 324,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaTottori0.93× · 3,700 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- BrazilAreaFederal District59% · 5,790 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island60% · 5,730 km²PeoplePrince Edward Island1.26× · 154,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.47× · 2,350 km²PeopleNorthern Territory74% · 262,000 (2024)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala89% · 3,870 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Ranong sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Ranong
- Cape Verde vs Ranong
- Ranong vs Samoa
- Ranong vs Luxembourg
- Ranong vs Australian Capital Territory
- Prince Edward Island vs Ranong
- Shanghai vs Ranong
- Federal District vs Ranong
- Ranong vs Rhode Island
- Ranong vs Goa
- Tlaxcala vs Ranong
- Balearic Islands vs Ranong
- Ranong vs Réunion (France)
- Tottori vs Ranong
- Ranong vs Saarland
- Ranong vs Aosta Valley
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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