Province of Thailand
Roi Et
Roi Et is a province of Thailand. It covers about 7,720 km² (2,980 mi²), the 24th largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 77% of the size of Lebanon. About 1.3 million people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 7,720 km²2,980 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 8,300 km²Wikidata · 7.0% above our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 1.5%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 24th of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 1.3 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 168 people per km² |
| Capital | Roi Et |
| Latitude range | 15°N to 16°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-45 |
What the numbers say about Roi Et
- Roi Et covers 1.5% of the area of Thailand and ranks 14th of 77 by population, against 24th by area.
- It would take 66.7 provinces the size of Roi Et to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 2.95× the size of Roi Et; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 5.4% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Uttaradit (7,610 km², 1.01×) and Songkhla (7,460 km², 1.03×).
- Counted as a country, Roi Et would be larger than 70 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 170th by area, between Puerto Rico (9,010 km²) and French Southern and Antarctic Lands (6,990 km²).
- With 1.3 million people it would rank 159th of 238 by population.
- Roi Et has 168 people per km², about the density of Guatemala, which has 159 per km².
- That makes Roi Et the 18th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 1.31× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Roi Et lies at 16°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, Roi Et stretches about 118 km north to south and 113 km east to west.
- Our measured 7,720 km² is 7.0% below Wikidata's official figure of 8,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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.
- ChinaAreaShanghai1.14× · 6,750 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- United StatesAreaDelaware1.49× · 5,170 km²PeopleMaine0.95× · 1.4 million (2020)
- IndiaAreaAndaman and Nicobar Islands1.09× · 7,110 km²PeopleArunachal Pradesh0.94× · 1.4 million (2011)
- GermanyAreaSchleswig-Holstein50% · 15,400 km²PeopleMecklenburg-Western Pomerania83% · 1.6 million (2022)
- FranceAreaCorsica (France)89% · 8,670 km²PeopleRéunion (France)1.47× · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaFriuli-Venezia Giulia1.05× · 7,340 km²PeopleAbruzzo0.99× · 1.3 million (2019)
- SpainAreaCommunity of Madrid0.96× · 8,000 km²PeopleAragon0.96× · 1.3 million (2024)
- JapanAreaShizuoka1.01× · 7,670 km²PeopleNagasaki0.99× · 1.3 million (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District1.33× · 5,790 km²PeopleTocantins86% · 1.5 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island1.35× · 5,730 km²PeopleManitoba0.97× · 1.3 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleSouth Australia69% · 1.9 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaColima1.31× · 5,880 km²PeopleAguascalientes0.99× · 1.3 million (2015)
Where Roi Et sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Roi Et
- Abruzzo vs Roi Et
- Community of Madrid vs Roi Et
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- Lebanon vs Roi Et
- Roi Et vs Brunei
- Roi Et vs Mauritius
- Montenegro vs Roi Et
- Roi Et vs Prince Edward Island
- Roi Et vs Shanghai
- Roi Et vs Federal District
- Roi Et vs Delaware
- Roi Et vs Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Roi Et vs Colima
- Corsica (France) vs Roi Et
- Roi Et vs Shizuoka
- Schleswig-Holstein vs Roi Et
- Roi Et vs Friuli-Venezia Giulia
- Roi Et vs Aguascalientes
- Roi Et vs Nagasaki
- Roi Et vs Ehime
- Roi Et vs Nara
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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