Bhutan vs Sudan
Sudan is 49.1 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Sudan about 49 times.
BhutanSudanBhutan moved onto Sudan · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.02× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 49.1× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Bhutan is 49.1 times smaller than Sudan. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Sudan?
- About 49 times: Sudan has 49.1× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Sudan: 51,662,147 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Sudan 27 per km².