Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 58.6 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Saudi Arabia about 59 times.
BhutanSaudi ArabiaBhutan moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.02× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 58.6× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Bhutan is 58.6 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 59 times: Saudi Arabia has 58.6× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia: 36,973,555 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².