Morocco vs Thailand
Thailand is 15% larger than Morocco.
MoroccoThailandMorocco moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.87×
Morocco is 0.87× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.15× the size of Morocco.
| Morocco | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 446,550 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 38,430,770 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 86 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Rabat | Bangkok |
| Region | Northern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Morocco sits at about 30°N and is stretched to 1.33× 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 Morocco bigger than Thailand?
- No. Morocco is 13% smaller than Thailand. Morocco covers 446,550 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Morocco fit into Thailand?
- About 1.1 times: Thailand has 1.15× the area of Morocco.
- Why do Morocco and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Morocco is drawn about 1.33× 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, Morocco or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 38,430,770. Density: Morocco 86 per km², Thailand 140 per km².