Bhutan vs Croatia
Croatia is 47% larger than Bhutan.
BhutanCroatiaBhutan moved onto Croatia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.68× the area of Croatia. Put the other way, Croatia is 1.47× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 56,594 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 3,876,200 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Zagreb |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Croatia at 45° N is stretched to 2.01×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bhutan. 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 Croatia?
- No. Bhutan is 32% smaller than Croatia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Croatia covers 56,594 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Croatia?
- About 1.5 times: Croatia has 1.47× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Croatia 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 Croatia about 2.01×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bhutan. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bhutan or Croatia?
- Croatia: 3,876,200 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Croatia 68 per km².