Equatorial Guinea vs Thailand
Thailand is 18.3 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Thailand about 18 times.
Equatorial GuineaThailandEquatorial Guinea moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.05× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 18.3× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Bangkok |
| Region | Middle Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Thailand?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 18.3 times smaller than Thailand. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Thailand?
- About 18 times: Thailand has 18.3× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Thailand 140 per km².