Thailand vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 78% larger than Thailand. Thailand would fit into Venezuela about 1.8 times.
ThailandVenezuelaThailand moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.56×
Thailand is 0.56× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.78× the size of Thailand.
| Thailand | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 513,120 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 71,619,863 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Bangkok | Caracas |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Thailand sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.07× its true area; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Thailand bigger than Venezuela?
- No. Thailand is 44% smaller than Venezuela. Thailand covers 513,120 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Thailand fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.8 times: Venezuela has 1.78× the area of Thailand.
- Why do Thailand and Venezuela look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Thailand is drawn about 1.07× its true area there and Venezuela about 1.02×. 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, Thailand or Venezuela?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 28,516,896. Density: Thailand 140 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².