Country size comparison
compared to
Thailand is about 1.9 times bigger than New Zealand.
New Zealand is approximately 268,838 sq km, while Thailand is approximately 513,120 sq km, making Thailand 91% larger than New Zealand. Meanwhile, the population of New Zealand is ~5.1 million people (64.6 million more people live in Thailand).
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