Province of Thailand
Rayong
Rayong is a province of Thailand. It covers about 3,660 km² (1,410 mi²), the 57th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 93% of the size of Cape Verde. About 742,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 3,660 km²1,410 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,550 km²Wikidata · 3.1% below our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.7%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 57th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 742,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 203 people per km² |
| Capital | Rayong |
| Latitude range | 13°N to 13°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-21 |
What the numbers say about Rayong
- Rayong covers 0.7% of the area of Thailand and ranks 33rd of 77 by population, against 57th by area.
- It would take 141 provinces the size of Rayong to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 6.22× the size of Rayong; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 11% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Ranong (3,440 km², 1.06×) and Nong Khai (3,440 km², 1.06×).
- Counted as a country, Rayong 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 742,000 people it would rank 166th of 238 by population.
- Rayong has 203 people per km², about the density of Nepal, which has 198 per km².
- That makes Rayong the 15th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 1.57× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Rayong lies at 13°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, Rayong stretches about 62 km north to south and 93 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,660 km² is 3.1% above Wikidata's official figure of 3,550 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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai54% · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.29× · 2,830 km²PeopleAlaska1.01× · 733,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa1.07× · 3,420 km²PeopleSikkim1.13× · 658,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.38× · 2,650 km²PeopleBremen1.07× · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.42× · 2,580 km²PeopleRéunion (France)84% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley1.11× · 3,300 km²PeopleUmbria84% · 882,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands72% · 5,120 km²PeopleNavarre1.09× · 678,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaTottori0.99× · 3,700 km²PeopleTokushima1.03× · 722,000 (2020)
- BrazilAreaFederal District63% · 5,790 km²PeopleAmapá1.01× · 734,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island64% · 5,730 km²PeopleNew Brunswick0.96× · 776,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.56× · 2,350 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.37× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala0.95× · 3,870 km²PeopleColima1.01× · 731,000 (2020)
Where Rayong sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Rayong
- Tottori vs Rayong
- Cape Verde vs Rayong
- Rayong vs Samoa
- Bhutan vs Rayong
- Rayong vs Luxembourg
- Rayong vs Australian Capital Territory
- Prince Edward Island vs Rayong
- Shanghai vs Rayong
- Federal District vs Rayong
- Rayong vs Rhode Island
- Rayong vs Goa
- Tlaxcala vs Rayong
- Balearic Islands vs Rayong
- Rayong vs Réunion (France)
- Rayong vs Saarland
- Rayong vs Aosta Valley
- Amapá vs Rayong
- Alaska vs Rayong
- Colima vs Rayong
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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