Asia · South-Eastern Asia
Thailand
Thailand covers about 514,000 km² (199,000 mi²), the 51st largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Spain, at about 499,000 km².
- 514,000km²Area, main territory
- 66.2 millionPopulation
- 16.8In Belgiums
200 km
- Thailand
Facts
| Area, main territory | 514,000 km²199,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 513,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 16.8 |
| Capital | Bangkok |
| Population | 66.2 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 129 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 6°N to 20°N |
| In other languages | Tailandia Español · Thaïlande Français · Tailândia Português · タイ 日本語 · 泰国 中文 · 태국 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#12 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Thailand
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 33.0× the size of Thailand.
- Thailand ranks 22nd of 237 by population but only 50th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 129 people per km², Thailand is the 52nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Thailand lies at 15°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Thailand's main territory stretches about 1,650 km north to south and 881 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 513,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 514,000 km², to within 2%.
How Thailand measures up
Thailand holds 1.7% of the land area and 1.4% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In South-Eastern Asia it is the 3rd largest of 11.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 514,000 km² | 50th of 239 |
| Population | 66.2 million | 22nd of 237 |
| Density | 129 per km² | 52nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 15.1°N | 121st of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Thailand is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 16.8× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 2.11× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1.44× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1.38× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.94× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.16× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.06× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.03× its size |
Where Thailand sits
- Thailand's centre lies at 15.1°N, 101.0°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 1,680 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 6°N to 20°N, about 1,650 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Thailand had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Thailand would have 644.3 million people. It has 66.2 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Thailand would have 1.9 million people. It has 66.2 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 37.2 million.
Provinces of Thailand
Natural Earth’s file divides Thailand into 77 provinces. Each has its own page, drawn at true size and matched to the countries closest to it in area and in people.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2017; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11