Kiribati vs Thailand
Thailand is 633 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Thailand about 633 times.
KiribatiThailandKiribati moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 633× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Bangkok |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati sits at about 1°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 Kiribati bigger than Thailand?
- No. Kiribati is 633 times smaller than Thailand. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Thailand?
- About 633 times: Thailand has 633× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Thailand 140 per km².