Asia · True size
🇹🇭 Thailand
2.2×
Thailand is drawn 2.2× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
515,728 km²
On the old map
2.2×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#122
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.38%
On the old map
Thailand looks about the same size as Laos on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Thailand at the size the old map gives it, next to Laos's true size. Thailand's real area is 515,728 km² — Laos is 228,932 km².
By area
Thailand is big enough to fit Spain inside it, by area — 506,185 km² combined.
Thailand would fit inside Ukraine, Morocco and Kenya, by area.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Thailand 2.2 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Thailand 7.2 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Thailand's middle sits at 15°N, where the stretch is about 1.1×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Thailand's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.