Madagascar vs Thailand
Madagascar is 14% larger than Thailand.
MadagascarThailandMadagascar moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
1.14×
Madagascar is 1.14× the area of Thailand.
| Madagascar | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 587,295 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 32,740,678 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 56 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Antananarivo | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Madagascar sits at about 19°S and is stretched to 1.12× 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 Madagascar bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Madagascar is 14% larger than Thailand. Madagascar covers 587,295 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Madagascar?
- About 1.1 times: Madagascar has 1.14× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Madagascar and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Madagascar is drawn about 1.12× 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, Madagascar or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 32,740,678. Density: Madagascar 56 per km², Thailand 140 per km².