Bhutan vs Chile
Chile is 19.7 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Chile about 20 times.
BhutanChileBhutan moved onto Chile · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.05× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 19.7× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Santiago |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- No. Bhutan is 19.7 times smaller than Chile. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Chile?
- About 20 times: Chile has 19.7× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Chile 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 Chile about 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Chile 26 per km².