Djibouti vs Thailand
Thailand is 22.1 times larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Thailand about 22 times.
DjiboutiThailandDjibouti moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Djibouti is 0.05× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 22.1× the size of Djibouti.
| Djibouti | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23,200 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 1,184,076 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 51 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Djibouti | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Djibouti sits at about 12°N and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Djibouti bigger than Thailand?
- No. Djibouti is 22.1 times smaller than Thailand. Djibouti covers 23,200 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Thailand?
- About 22 times: Thailand has 22.1× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Djibouti and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Djibouti is drawn about 1.04× 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, Djibouti or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 1,184,076. Density: Djibouti 51 per km², Thailand 140 per km².