Bhutan vs Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic is 27% larger than Bhutan.
BhutanDominican RepublicBhutan moved onto Dominican Republic · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.79× the area of Dominican Republic. Put the other way, Dominican Republic is 1.27× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Dominican Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 48,671 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 11,520,487 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 237 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Santo Domingo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Dominican Republic at 19° N is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- No. Bhutan is 21% smaller than Dominican Republic. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Dominican Republic covers 48,671 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Dominican Republic?
- About 1.3 times: Dominican Republic has 1.27× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Dominican Republic 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 Dominican Republic about 1.12×. 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 Dominican Republic?
- Dominican Republic: 11,520,487 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Dominican Republic 237 per km².