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Saint Kitts and Nevis vs Thailand

Thailand is 1,908 times larger than Saint Kitts and Nevis. Saint Kitts and Nevis would fit into Thailand about 1908 times.

Saint Kitts and NevisThailandSaint Kitts and Nevis moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Saint Kitts and Nevis is 0.0× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1,908× the size of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Saint Kitts and NevisThailand
Area269 km²513,120 km²
Population46,92271,619,863
Density174 / km²140 / km²
CapitalBasseterreBangkok
RegionCaribbeanSouth-Eastern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours04

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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.

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Questions about this pair

Is Saint Kitts and Nevis bigger than Thailand?
No. Saint Kitts and Nevis is 1,908 times smaller than Thailand. Saint Kitts and Nevis covers 269 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
How many times does Saint Kitts and Nevis fit into Thailand?
About 1908 times: Thailand has 1,908× the area of Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Why do Saint Kitts and Nevis and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Kitts and Nevis is drawn about 1.1× 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, Saint Kitts and Nevis or Thailand?
Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 46,922. Density: Saint Kitts and Nevis 174 per km², Thailand 140 per km².
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