North Korea vs Thailand
Thailand is 4.26 times larger than North Korea. North Korea would fit into Thailand about 4.3 times.
North KoreaThailandNorth Korea moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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North Korea is 0.23× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 4.26× the size of North Korea.
| North Korea | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 120,540 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 26,571,036 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 220 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Pyongyang | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. North Korea sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.71× its true area; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it is next to Thailand. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is North Korea bigger than Thailand?
- No. North Korea is 4.26 times smaller than Thailand. North Korea covers 120,540 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does North Korea fit into Thailand?
- About 4.3 times: Thailand has 4.26× the area of North Korea.
- Why do North Korea and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. North Korea is drawn about 1.71× its true area there and Thailand about 1.07×. That is why North Korea looks so much bigger than it really is next to Thailand. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, North Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 26,571,036. Density: North Korea 220 per km², Thailand 140 per km².