Bhutan vs Israel
Bhutan is 85% larger than Israel. Israel would fit into Bhutan about 1.8 times.
BhutanIsraelBhutan moved onto Israel · Equal-area projection
1.85×
Bhutan is 1.85× the area of Israel.
| Bhutan | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Jerusalem |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Yes. Bhutan is 85% larger than Israel. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Israel fit into Bhutan?
- About 1.8 times: Bhutan has 1.85× the area of Israel.
- Why do Bhutan and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Israel 487 per km².