Italy vs Thailand
Thailand is 70% larger than Italy. Italy would fit into Thailand about 1.7 times.
ItalyThailandItaly moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Italy is 0.59× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.7× the size of Italy.
| Italy | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 302,068 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 58,915,656 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 195 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Rome | Bangkok |
| Region | Southern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Italy sits at about 43°N and is stretched to 1.85× its true area; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Italy looks so much bigger than it is next to Thailand. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Italy bigger than Thailand?
- No. Italy is 41% smaller than Thailand. Italy covers 302,068 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Italy fit into Thailand?
- About 1.7 times: Thailand has 1.7× the area of Italy.
- Why do Italy and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Italy is drawn about 1.85× its true area there and Thailand about 1.07×. That is why Italy looks so much bigger than it really is next to Thailand. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Italy or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 58,915,656. Density: Italy 195 per km², Thailand 140 per km².