Country size comparison

compared to

Thailand is about 3.6 times bigger than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while Thailand is approximately 513,120 sq km, making Thailand 256% larger than Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.8 million people (56.8 million more people live in Thailand).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. Thailand uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Thailand vs. Illinois

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Thailand on top of Illinois
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 4 statistics
Be 5.3 times more likely to be unemployed in Illinois
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Illinois is 2.5 times more expensive than Thailand overall
→
Moving from Thailand to Illinois · Cost, visas & climate
Compare cost of living, salary and climate.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play