Eritrea vs Thailand
Thailand is 4.36 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Thailand about 4.4 times.
EritreaThailandEritrea moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.23× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 4.36× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Thailand?
- No. Eritrea is 4.36 times smaller than Thailand. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Thailand?
- About 4.4 times: Thailand has 4.36× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Thailand 140 per km².