Bhutan vs Botswana
Botswana is 15.2 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Botswana about 15 times.
BhutanBotswanaBhutan moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.07× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 15.2× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Gaborone |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Bhutan bigger than Botswana?
- No. Bhutan is 15.2 times smaller than Botswana. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Botswana?
- About 15 times: Botswana has 15.2× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. 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, Bhutan or Botswana?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².