Thailand is 1.09× the size of Turkmenistan
Thailand covers about 514,000 km² (199,000 mi²) and Turkmenistan about 471,000 km² (182,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 514,000km²Thailand
- 471,000km²Turkmenistan
200 km
- Thailand
- Turkmenistan
What fits
- Turkmenistan is 92% of the size of Thailand.
- Thailand is larger by 43,600 km² (16,800 mi²), which is 9.3% of the area of Turkmenistan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Thailand is about 16.8, Turkmenistan about 15.4.
How they differ
- Thailand also has the larger population: 66.2 million against 6.1 million, 10.8× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 129 in Thailand against 13 in Turkmenistan: Thailand is 9.90× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,840 km apart.
- On a standard web map Turkmenistan looks larger than Thailand: Thailand at 15°N is drawn about 1.1× too large and Turkmenistan at 39°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Turkmenistan as 1.42× the size of Thailand, when Thailand is 1.09× the size of Turkmenistan.
- Together Thailand and Turkmenistan cover 985,000 km², close to the size of Egypt (1,001,000 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 43,600 km², is about the size of Denmark (42,700 km²).
- At Turkmenistan's density, Thailand would have 6.7 million people (it has 66.2 million). At Thailand's density, Turkmenistan would have 60.6 million (it has 6.1 million).
- Turkmenistan's centre is 24.0° of latitude, about 2,670 km, farther north than Thailand's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Thailand | 1.09× |
| More people | Thailand | 10.8× |
| More crowded | Thailand | 9.90× |
| Farther north | Turkmenistan | 24.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Turkmenistan | 1.7× against 1.1× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Thailand | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 16.8× | 15.4× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 2.11× | 1.93× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 1.44× | 1.32× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 1.38× | 1.26× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.94× | 0.86× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.16× | 0.15× |
| 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 | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 514,000 km²199,000 mi² | 471,000 km²182,000 mi² |
| Population | 66.2 millionWikidata, 2017 | 6.1 millionWikidata, 2021 |
| Density | 129 per km² | 13 per km² |
| Official area | 513,000 km²Wikidata | 491,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Bangkok | Ashgabat |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 20°N | 35°N to 43°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2021, 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%.
- Our measured 471,000 km² is 4.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 491,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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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