Malaysia vs Thailand
Thailand is 55% larger than Malaysia. Malaysia would fit into Thailand about 1.6 times.
MalaysiaThailandMalaysia moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Malaysia is 0.64× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.55× the size of Malaysia.
| Malaysia | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 330,803 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 35,977,838 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 109 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Kuala Lumpur | 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. Malaysia sits at about 4°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 Malaysia bigger than Thailand?
- No. Malaysia is 36% smaller than Thailand. Malaysia covers 330,803 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Malaysia fit into Thailand?
- About 1.6 times: Thailand has 1.55× the area of Malaysia.
- Why do Malaysia and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Malaysia 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, Malaysia or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 35,977,838. Density: Malaysia 109 per km², Thailand 140 per km².