Bhutan vs Morocco
Morocco is 11.6 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Morocco about 12 times.
BhutanMoroccoBhutan moved onto Morocco · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.09× the area of Morocco. Put the other way, Morocco is 11.6× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Morocco | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 446,550 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 38,430,770 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 86 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Rabat |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Morocco at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- No. Bhutan is 11.6 times smaller than Morocco. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Morocco covers 446,550 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Morocco?
- About 12 times: Morocco has 11.6× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Morocco 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 Morocco about 1.33×. 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 Morocco?
- Morocco: 38,430,770 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Morocco 86 per km².