Nigeria vs Thailand
Nigeria is 80% larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Nigeria about 1.8 times.
NigeriaThailandNigeria moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
1.8×
Nigeria is 1.8× the area of Thailand.
| Nigeria | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 923,768 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 237,527,782 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 257 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Abuja | Bangkok |
| Region | Western 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. Nigeria sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Nigeria bigger than Thailand?
- Yes. Nigeria is 80% larger than Thailand. Nigeria covers 923,768 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.8 times: Nigeria has 1.8× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Nigeria and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nigeria is drawn about 1.03× 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, Nigeria or Thailand?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 71,619,863. Density: Nigeria 257 per km², Thailand 140 per km².