Bhutan vs Peru
Peru is 33.5 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Peru about 33 times.
BhutanPeruBhutan moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.03×
Bhutan is 0.03× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 33.5× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Lima |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Peru at 9° S is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- No. Bhutan is 33.5 times smaller than Peru. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Peru?
- About 33 times: Peru has 33.5× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Peru 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 Peru about 1.03×. 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 Peru?
- Peru: 34,576,665 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Peru 27 per km².