Bhutan vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 15.3 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Madagascar about 15 times.
BhutanMadagascarBhutan moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.07× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 15.3× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Bhutan is 15.3 times smaller than Madagascar. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Madagascar?
- About 15 times: Madagascar has 15.3× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².