Mauritania vs Thailand
Mauritania is 2.01 times larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Mauritania about 2.0 times.
MauritaniaThailandMauritania moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Mauritania is 2.01× the area of Thailand.
| Mauritania | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,030,700 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 5,315,065 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 5.2 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Nouakchott | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mauritania sits at about 20°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Mauritania bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Mauritania is 2.01 times larger than Thailand. Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Mauritania?
- About 2.0 times: Mauritania has 2.01× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Mauritania and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mauritania is drawn about 1.14× 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, Mauritania or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 5,315,065. Density: Mauritania 5.2 per km², Thailand 140 per km².