Bhutan vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 20.9 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Mozambique about 21 times.
BhutanMozambiqueBhutan moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.05× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 20.9× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Maputo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Bhutan is 20.9 times smaller than Mozambique. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Mozambique?
- About 21 times: Mozambique has 20.9× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².