Sweden vs Thailand
Thailand is 15% larger than Sweden.
SwedenThailandSweden moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
0.87×
Sweden is 0.87× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 1.15× the size of Sweden.
| Sweden | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 447,425 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 10,596,620 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 24 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Stockholm | Bangkok |
| Region | Northern Europe | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sweden sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.65× its true area; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. That difference is why Sweden 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 Sweden bigger than Thailand?
- No. Sweden is 13% smaller than Thailand. Sweden covers 447,425 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Sweden fit into Thailand?
- About 1.1 times: Thailand has 1.15× the area of Sweden.
- Why do Sweden and Thailand look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sweden is drawn about 4.65× its true area there and Thailand about 1.07×. That is why Sweden 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, Sweden or Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 10,596,620. Density: Sweden 24 per km², Thailand 140 per km².