Thailand is 1.03× the size of Spain

Thailand covers about 514,000 km² (199,000 mi²) and Spain about 499,000 km² (193,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

514,000km²Thailand
499,000km²Spain

200 km

Thailand
Spain

Outlines show main territory. Spain also has about 7,440 km² of overseas territory. These are not drawn, and not counted in the comparison.

What fits

Spain is 97% of the size of Thailand.
Thailand is larger by 15,000 km² (5,790 mi²), which is 3.0% of the area of Spain.
Measured in Belgiums: Thailand is about 16.8, Spain about 16.3.

How they differ

Thailand also has the larger population: 66.2 million against 48.6 million, 1.36× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 129 in Thailand against 96 in Spain: Thailand is 1.34× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 10,100 km apart.
On a standard web map Spain looks larger than Thailand: Thailand at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Spain at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Spain as 1.56× the size of Thailand, when Thailand is 1.03× the size of Spain.
Together Thailand and Spain cover 1,014,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.3% smaller).
The gap between them, 15,000 km², is about the size of East Timor (15,100 km²).
At Spain's density, Thailand would have 49.3 million people (it has 66.2 million). At Thailand's density, Spain would have 65.2 million (it has 48.6 million).
Spain's centre is 25.3° of latitude, about 2,810 km, farther north than Thailand's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Thailand	1.03×
More people	Thailand	1.36×
More crowded	Thailand	1.34×
Farther north	Spain	25.3° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Spain	1.7× against 1.1×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Thailand	Spain
Belgium 30,700 km²	16.8×	16.3×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	2.11×	2.05×
Germany 358,000 km²	1.44×	1.40×
Japan 374,000 km²	1.38×	1.34×
France 548,000 km²	0.94×	0.91×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.16×	0.16×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.06×	0.06×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.05×	0.05×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.03×	0.03×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Thailand	Spain
Area, main territory	514,000 km²199,000 mi²	499,000 km²193,000 mi²
Area with overseas territory	514,000 km²	507,000 km²
Population	66.2 millionWikidata, 2017	48.6 millionWikidata, 2024
Density	129 per km²	96 per km²
Official area	513,000 km²Wikidata	506,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Bangkok	Madrid
Latitude range	6°N to 20°N	35°N to 44°N
Continent	Asia	Europe

Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. 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 506,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 507,000 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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