Bhutan vs China
China is 250 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into China about 250 times.
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Bhutan is 0.0× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 250× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Beijing |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 China?
- No. Bhutan is 250 times smaller than China. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into China?
- About 250 times: China has 250× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and China 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 China about 1.56×. 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², China 147 per km².