Bangkok
1,569 km²
Chennai
426,830,040 km²
Thailand
India
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 272039.5x smaller than Chennai
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 1.6x more people than Chennai
In terms of area, Chennai is 272039.5x the size of Bangkok. Chennai spans 426,830,040 km² (164,799,932 mi²) while Bangkok covers 1,569 km² (606 mi²) — a difference of 426,828,471 km². You could fit Bangkok inside Chennai approximately 272039 times.
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London.
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. Chennai, by comparison, equals about 59,780,100,000 American football fields.
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.
Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India.
Also known as "Madras", Chennai has an area of 426,830,040 km² and is home to 6.6 million people. It was established in 1639. Visitors come for Marina Beach, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Fort St. George, and much more.
Chennai, formerly Madras, is the capital of Tamil Nadu and the sixth-most-populous city in India.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Chennai, with 0 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Bangkok is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangkok fits inside Chennai ~272039 times
Density Gap
Bangkok is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Chennai is ~143 years older
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).
Chennai covers 426,830,040 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Doha (132,000,000 km²), Dublin (114,990,000 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), or Brisbane (15,826 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Chennai is 2,188 km (1,360 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 4m.
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