Bangkok
1,569 km²
Brisbane
15,826 km²
Thailand
Australia
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 10.1x smaller than Brisbane
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 3.9x more people than Brisbane
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 10.1 times the area of Bangkok. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Bangkok covers 1,569 km² (606 mi²) — a difference of 14,257 km². You could fit Bangkok inside Brisbane approximately 10 times.
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Brisbane at 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Bangkok another way: its area is large enough to fit about 220,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 times the area of Paris. Brisbane, by comparison, equals about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco.
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 11.4 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population.
Known as "City of Angels", Bangkok covers 1,569 km² with a population of 10.5 million. The city was established in 1782. Bangkok is known for Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the BTS Skytrain & MRT.
Bangkok's official Thai name is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, with the full ceremonial name being one of the longest place names in the world.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Nicknamed "Brissy", Brisbane has an area of 15,826 km² and is home to 2.7 million people. Its history stretches back to 1824. Visitors come for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, and much more.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Brisbane, with 171 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Bangkok is dramatically more crowded, with 39.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangkok fits inside Brisbane ~10 times
Density Gap
Bangkok is 39.3x more densely populated
Bangkok covers 1,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include London (1,572 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Brisbane is 7,284 km (4,526 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 4m.
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