Colombia vs Thailand
Colombia is 2.23 times larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Colombia about 2.2 times.
ColombiaThailandColombia moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
2.23×
Colombia is 2.23× the area of Thailand.
| Colombia | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Bangkok |
| Region | South America | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Colombia is 2.23 times larger than Thailand. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Colombia?
- About 2.2 times: Colombia has 2.23× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Colombia and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Thailand 140 per km².