Namibia vs Thailand
Namibia is 61% larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Namibia about 1.6 times.
NamibiaThailandNamibia moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
1.61×
Namibia is 1.61× the area of Thailand.
| Namibia | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Bangkok |
| Region | Southern 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. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Namibia is 61% larger than Thailand. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Namibia?
- About 1.6 times: Namibia has 1.61× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Namibia and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 3,092,816. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Thailand 140 per km².