Bhutan vs Pitcairn Islands
Bhutan is 817 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Bhutan about 817 times.
BhutanPitcairn IslandsBhutan moved onto Pitcairn Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 817× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
| Bhutan | Pitcairn Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 47 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 50 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 1.1 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Adamstown |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Pitcairn Islands at 24° S is stretched to 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Yes. Bhutan is 817 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Bhutan?
- About 817 times: Bhutan has 817× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Bhutan and Pitcairn Islands 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 Pitcairn Islands about 1.21×. 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 Pitcairn Islands?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 50. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km².