Bhutan vs Egypt
Egypt is 26.3 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Egypt about 26 times.
BhutanEgyptBhutan moved onto Egypt · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.04× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 26.3× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Cairo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Bhutan is 26.3 times smaller than Egypt. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Egypt?
- About 26 times: Egypt has 26.3× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Egypt 117 per km².