Bhutan vs Colombia
Colombia is 29.7 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Colombia about 30 times.
BhutanColombiaBhutan moved onto Colombia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.03× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 29.7× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Bogota |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Colombia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- No. Bhutan is 29.7 times smaller than Colombia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Colombia?
- About 30 times: Colombia has 29.7× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Colombia 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 Colombia about 1.0×. 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 Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Colombia 47 per km².