Egypt vs Thailand
Egypt is 97% larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Egypt about 2.0 times.
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1.97×
Egypt is 1.97× the area of Thailand.
| Egypt | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Bangkok |
| Region | Northern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Egypt is 97% larger than Thailand. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Egypt?
- About 2.0 times: Egypt has 1.97× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Egypt and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Thailand?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 71,619,863. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Thailand 140 per km².