Nicaragua vs Thailand
Thailand is 4.26 times larger than Nicaragua. Nicaragua would fit into Thailand about 4.3 times.
NicaraguaThailandNicaragua moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Nicaragua is 0.23× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 4.26× the size of Nicaragua.
| Nicaragua | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,340 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 7,007,502 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 58 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Managua | Bangkok |
| Region | Central America | 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. Nicaragua sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Nicaragua bigger than Thailand?
- No. Nicaragua is 4.26 times smaller than Thailand. Nicaragua covers 120,340 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Thailand?
- About 4.3 times: Thailand has 4.26× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Nicaragua and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nicaragua is drawn about 1.05× 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, Nicaragua or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 7,007,502. Density: Nicaragua 58 per km², Thailand 140 per km².