Bhutan vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 49.6 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Indonesia about 50 times.
BhutanIndonesiaBhutan moved onto Indonesia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.02× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 49.6× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Jakarta |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Bhutan is 49.6 times smaller than Indonesia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Indonesia?
- About 50 times: Indonesia has 49.6× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².