Rwanda vs Thailand
Thailand is 19.5 times larger than Rwanda. Rwanda would fit into Thailand about 19 times.
RwandaThailandRwanda moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Rwanda is 0.05× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 19.5× the size of Rwanda.
| Rwanda | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 26,338 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 14,569,341 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 553 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Kigali | Bangkok |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Rwanda sits at about 2°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Rwanda bigger than Thailand?
- No. Rwanda is 19.5 times smaller than Thailand. Rwanda covers 26,338 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Rwanda fit into Thailand?
- About 19 times: Thailand has 19.5× the area of Rwanda.
- Why do Rwanda and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Rwanda is drawn about 1.0× 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, Rwanda or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 14,569,341. Density: Rwanda 553 per km², Thailand 140 per km².