Japan vs Thailand
Thailand is 36% larger than Japan.
JapanThailandJapan moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.74×
Japan is 0.74× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.36× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Japan 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 Japan bigger than Thailand?
- No. Japan is 26% smaller than Thailand. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Thailand?
- About 1.4 times: Thailand has 1.36× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Thailand about 1.07×. That is why Japan 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, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 71,619,863. Density: Japan 326 per km², Thailand 140 per km².