Afghanistan vs Thailand
Afghanistan is 27% larger than Thailand.
AfghanistanThailandAfghanistan moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
1.27×
Afghanistan is 1.27× the area of Thailand.
| Afghanistan | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bangkok |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 27% larger than Thailand. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Afghanistan?
- About 1.3 times: Afghanistan has 1.27× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Afghanistan and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Thailand about 1.07×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Thailand 140 per km².