Indonesia vs Thailand
Indonesia is 3.71 times larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Indonesia about 3.7 times.
IndonesiaThailandIndonesia moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
3.71×
Indonesia is 3.71× the area of Thailand.
| Indonesia | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Bangkok |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°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 Indonesia bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Indonesia is 3.71 times larger than Thailand. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.7 times: Indonesia has 3.71× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Indonesia and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Thailand?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 71,619,863. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Thailand 140 per km².