Bhutan vs India
India is 85.6 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into India about 86 times.
BhutanIndiaBhutan moved onto India · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.01× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 85.6× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | New Delhi |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| 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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Bhutan is 85.6 times smaller than India. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into India?
- About 86 times: India has 85.6× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², India 445 per km².