Bangkok
1,569 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
Thailand
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 10.7x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 1.1x fewer people than Hangzhou
Yes — Hangzhou is 10.7x larger than Bangkok by area. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Bangkok covers 1,569 km² (606 mi²) — a difference of 15,285 km². You could fit Bangkok inside Hangzhou approximately 10 times.
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x 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. Hangzhou works out to about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 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.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Often called "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bangkok is dramatically more crowded, with 9.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangkok fits inside Hangzhou ~10 times
Density Gap
Bangkok is 9.5x 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).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Hangzhou is 2,725 km (1,693 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 42m.
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