Mozambique vs Thailand
Mozambique is 56% larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Mozambique about 1.6 times.
MozambiqueThailandMozambique moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
1.56×
Mozambique is 1.56× the area of Thailand.
| Mozambique | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 801,590 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 35,631,653 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 44 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Maputo | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Mozambique sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Mozambique bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Mozambique is 56% larger than Thailand. Mozambique covers 801,590 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.6 times: Mozambique has 1.56× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Mozambique and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Mozambique is drawn about 1.1× 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, Mozambique or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 35,631,653. Density: Mozambique 44 per km², Thailand 140 per km².