Thailand is 1.06× the size of Sichuan
Thailand (Asia) covers about 514,000 km² (199,000 mi²) and Sichuan (province of China) about 485,000 km² (187,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 514,000km²Thailand
- 485,000km²Sichuan
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- Thailand
- Sichuan
What fits
- Sichuan is 94% of the size of Thailand.
- Thailand is larger by 29,600 km² (11,400 mi²), which is 6.1% of the area of Sichuan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thailand is about 16.8, Sichuan about 15.8.
How they differ
- Thailand is larger, but Sichuan has the larger population: 83.7 million against 66.2 million, 1.26× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 173 in Sichuan against 129 in Thailand: Sichuan is 1.34× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,740 km apart.
- On a standard web map Sichuan looks larger than Thailand: Thailand at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Sichuan at 31°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Sichuan as 1.19× the size of Thailand, when Thailand is 1.06× the size of Sichuan.
- Together Thailand and Sichuan cover 999,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 0.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 29,600 km², is about the size of Armenia (29,600 km²).
- At Sichuan's density, Thailand would have 88.8 million people (it has 66.2 million). At Thailand's density, Sichuan would have 62.4 million (it has 83.7 million).
- Sichuan's centre is 15.5° of latitude, about 1,730 km, farther north than Thailand's.
- Thailand ranks 51st of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Sichuan is the 5th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 5.2% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
- Sichuan lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,730 km) north of Thailand.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Thailand would have about 7,770 m² and each person in Sichuan about 5,790 m².
- Laid side by side, Thailand and Sichuan would cover 999,000 km², about the same size as Egypt.
- Together they have 149.9 million people, about as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Sichuan would rank 52nd by area and 19th by population.
Side by side
| Thailand | Sichuan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 514,000 km²199,000 mi² | 485,000 km²187,000 mi² |
| Official area | 513,000 km²Wikidata | 485,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 50th of 239worldwide | 5th of 31in China |
| Population | 66.2 millionWikidata, 2017 | 83.7 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 22nd of 237worldwide | 5th of 31in China |
| Density | 129 per km² | 173 per km² |
| Capital | Bangkok | Chengdu |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 20°N | 26°N to 34°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 513,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 514,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 485,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 485,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12