Afghanistan vs Bhutan
Afghanistan is 17.0 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Afghanistan about 17 times.
AfghanistanBhutanAfghanistan moved onto Bhutan · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 17.0× the area of Bhutan.
| Afghanistan | Bhutan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 38,394 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 796,682 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 21 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Thimphu |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Bhutan at 27° N is stretched to 1.27×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Bhutan?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 17.0 times larger than Bhutan. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bhutan covers 38,394 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Afghanistan?
- About 17 times: Afghanistan has 17.0× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Afghanistan and Bhutan look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Bhutan about 1.27×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Bhutan?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 796,682. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bhutan 21 per km².