Bhutan vs Ethiopia
Ethiopia is 28.8 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Ethiopia about 29 times.
BhutanEthiopiaBhutan moved onto Ethiopia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.03× the area of Ethiopia. Put the other way, Ethiopia is 28.8× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Ethiopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,104,300 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 135,472,051 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Addis Ababa |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Ethiopia at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- No. Bhutan is 28.8 times smaller than Ethiopia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Ethiopia?
- About 29 times: Ethiopia has 28.8× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia about 1.02×. 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 Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Ethiopia 123 per km².