Bhutan vs Japan
Japan is 9.84 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Japan about 9.8 times.
BhutanJapanBhutan moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.1× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 9.84× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Bhutan is 9.84 times smaller than Japan. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Japan?
- About 9.8 times: Japan has 9.84× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Japan 326 per km².