Bhutan vs Palau
Bhutan is 82.4 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Bhutan about 82 times.
BhutanPalauBhutan moved onto Palau · Equal-area projection
82.4×
Bhutan is 82.4× the area of Palau.
| Bhutan | Palau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 466 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 17,663 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 38 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Koror |
| Region | Southern Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Palau at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Yes. Bhutan is 82.4 times larger than Palau. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Palau covers 466 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Bhutan?
- About 82 times: Bhutan has 82.4× the area of Palau.
- Why do Bhutan and Palau 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 Palau about 1.02×. 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 Palau?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 17,663. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Palau 38 per km².