Province of Thailand
Saraburi
Saraburi is a province of Thailand. It covers about 3,020 km² (1,170 mi²), the 61st largest of the 77 provinces in Natural Earth’s file for Thailand, and 1.09× the size of Samoa. About 644,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2020).
50 km
- Saraburi
- Samoa
Facts
| Area, measured | 3,020 km²1,170 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 3,580 km²Wikidata · 16% above our measure |
| Share of Thailand | 0.6%of the area of the 77 provinces |
| Rank by area | 61st of 77provinces of Thailand |
| Population | 644,000Wikidata, 2020 |
| Density | 213 people per km² |
| Capital | Saraburi |
| Latitude range | 14°N to 15°N |
| Type | ProvinceTH-19 |
What the numbers say about Saraburi
- Saraburi covers 0.6% of the area of Thailand and ranks 40th of 77 by population, against 61st by area.
- It would take 170 provinces the size of Saraburi to cover Thailand.
- The largest, Chiang Mai, is 7.54× the size of Saraburi; the smallest, Samut Songkhram, is 14% of it.
- Closest in size within Thailand: Phatthalung (3,190 km², 1.06×) and Nong Khai (3,440 km², 1.14×).
- Counted as a country, Saraburi would be larger than 61 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 179th by area, between Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²) and Samoa (2,780 km²).
- With 644,000 people it would rank 167th of 238 by population.
- Saraburi has 213 people per km², about the density of North Korea, which has 216 per km².
- That makes Saraburi the 14th most densely populated of the 77 provinces, 1.66× the average for Thailand (129 per km²).
- Saraburi lies at 15°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, Saraburi stretches about 74 km north to south and 72 km east to west.
- Our measured 3,020 km² is 16% below Wikidata's official figure of 3,580 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.
- United StatesAreaRhode Island1.07× · 2,830 km²PeopleVermont1.00× · 643,000 (2020)
- IndiaAreaGoa88% · 3,420 km²PeopleSikkim0.98× · 658,000 (2011)
- GermanyAreaSaarland1.14× · 2,650 km²PeopleBremen0.93× · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaRéunion (France)1.17× · 2,580 km²PeopleRéunion (France)73% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreaAosta Valley0.91× · 3,300 km²PeopleBasilicata1.14× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreaBalearic Islands59% · 5,120 km²PeopleNavarre0.95× · 678,000 (2024)
- JapanAreaTottori82% · 3,700 km²PeopleShimane0.97× · 665,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreaFederal District52% · 5,790 km²PeopleRoraima1.01× · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreaPrince Edward Island53% · 5,730 km²PeopleNew Brunswick83% · 776,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreaAustralian Capital Territory1.29× · 2,350 km²PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.19× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreaTlaxcala78% · 3,870 km²PeopleBaja California Sur1.01× · 637,000 (2010)
Where Saraburi sits in Thailand
All 77 drawn on one equal-area map, so sizes are comparable. Select another to open it.
Compare Saraburi
- Vermont vs Saraburi
- Saraburi vs Samoa
- Saraburi vs Luxembourg
- Montenegro vs Saraburi
- Saraburi vs Australian Capital Territory
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- Federal District vs Saraburi
- Saraburi vs Rhode Island
- Goa vs Saraburi
- Tlaxcala vs Saraburi
- Balearic Islands vs Saraburi
- Saraburi vs Réunion (France)
- Tottori vs Saraburi
- Saraburi vs Saarland
- Aosta Valley vs Saraburi
- Roraima vs Saraburi
- Baja California Sur vs Saraburi
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
