Bhutan vs Saint Barthélemy
Bhutan is 1,600 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Bhutan about 1600 times.
BhutanSaint BarthélemyBhutan moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
1,600×
Bhutan is 1,600× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Bhutan | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 10,124 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Gustavia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Bhutan is 1,600 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Bhutan?
- About 1600 times: Bhutan has 1,600× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Bhutan and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 10,124. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².