Thailand vs Western Sahara
Thailand is 93% larger than Western Sahara. Western Sahara would fit into Thailand about 1.9 times.
ThailandWestern SaharaThailand moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
1.93×
Thailand is 1.93× the area of Western Sahara.
| Thailand | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 513,120 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 71,619,863 | 612,000 |
| Density | 140 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Bangkok | — |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Yes. Thailand is 93% larger than Western Sahara. Thailand covers 513,120 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Western Sahara fit into Thailand?
- About 1.9 times: Thailand has 1.93× the area of Western Sahara.
- Why do Thailand and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 612,000. Density: Thailand 140 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².