Bhutan vs Djibouti
Bhutan is 65% larger than Djibouti. Djibouti would fit into Bhutan about 1.7 times.
BhutanDjiboutiBhutan moved onto Djibouti · Equal-area projection
1.65×
Bhutan is 1.65× the area of Djibouti.
| Bhutan | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Djibouti |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Yes. Bhutan is 65% larger than Djibouti. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Djibouti fit into Bhutan?
- About 1.7 times: Bhutan has 1.65× the area of Djibouti.
- Why do Bhutan and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².