Mexico vs Thailand
Mexico is 3.84 times larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Mexico about 3.8 times.
MexicoThailandMexico moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
3.84×
Mexico is 3.84× the area of Thailand.
| Mexico | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,972,550 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 131,946,900 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Mexico City | Bangkok |
| Region | Central America | 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. Mexico sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Mexico bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Mexico is 3.84 times larger than Thailand. Mexico covers 1,972,550 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Mexico?
- About 3.8 times: Mexico has 3.84× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Mexico and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mexico is drawn about 1.2× 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, Mexico or Thailand?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 71,619,863. Density: Mexico 67 per km², Thailand 140 per km².