Oman vs Thailand
Thailand is 66% larger than Oman. Oman would fit into Thailand about 1.7 times.
OmanThailandOman moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Oman is 0.6× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.66× the size of Oman.
| Oman | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 309,500 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 5,494,691 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Muscat | Bangkok |
| Region | Western 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. Oman sits at about 21°N and is stretched to 1.14× 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 Oman bigger than Thailand?
- No. Oman is 40% smaller than Thailand. Oman covers 309,500 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Oman fit into Thailand?
- About 1.7 times: Thailand has 1.66× the area of Oman.
- Why do Oman and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Oman is drawn about 1.14× 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, Oman or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 5,494,691. Density: Oman 18 per km², Thailand 140 per km².