Congo vs Thailand
Thailand is 50% larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Thailand about 1.5 times.
CongoThailandCongo moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.67×
Congo is 0.67× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.5× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Bangkok |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°S 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 Congo bigger than Thailand?
- No. Congo is 33% smaller than Thailand. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Thailand?
- About 1.5 times: Thailand has 1.5× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Thailand 140 per km².