Bhutan vs Qatar
Bhutan is 3.36 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Bhutan about 3.4 times.
BhutanQatarBhutan moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
3.36×
Bhutan is 3.36× the area of Qatar.
| Bhutan | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Doha |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Bhutan is 3.36 times larger than Qatar. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Bhutan?
- About 3.4 times: Bhutan has 3.36× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Bhutan and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Qatar 260 per km².