Bhutan vs Taiwan
Bhutan is 6% larger than Taiwan.
BhutanTaiwanBhutan moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
1.06×
Bhutan is 1.06× the area of Taiwan.
 Bhutan |  Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaBhutan: 1.06× the area | 38,394 km²#133 of 194 | 36,193 km²#134 of 194 |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 2 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationTaiwan: 29.2× the population | 796,682#162 of 194 · 2025 | 23,262,544#60 of 194 · 2026 |
| DensityTaiwan: 31.0× the density | 21 / km²#164 of 194 | 643 / km²#9 of 194 |
| Urban population | 43%#143 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.45 per woman#146 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.65%#116 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 12.5 per 1,000#108 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 6.1 per 1,000#137 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 20.4%#114 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 6.6%#107 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +0.6 per 1,000#55 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 9.11 per 1,000#20 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 73.3 years#102 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 13.7 per 1,000 births#91 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 0.55 per 1,000#124 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 13.0%#126 of 145 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.698#124 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $4,310#123 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $3.58B2025 | — |
| Income group | Lower-middle income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $19,594#96 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +8.0%#11 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Inflation | +3.6%#71 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 3.2%#133 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 28.5#129 of 149 · 2022 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 42.4% of jobs#36 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 15.9% of jobs#130 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 41.8% of jobs#142 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 0.2% of GDP#156 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 31.5% of GDP#97 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 91%#47 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 100 per 100#127 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 70% of land#15 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 2.01 t a year#103 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 82.5%#12 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 30.1 µg/m³#49 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 51.6% of land#3 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 2.6% of land#154 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 1.4%#157 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 2,200 mm#24 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityBhutan: 0.39 higher | +1.39#7 of 193 · 2025 | +1.00#35 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruptionBhutan: 0.29 higher | +1.47#19 of 193 · 2025 | +1.18#26 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | 2.5 per 100,000#68 of 146 · 2020 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Independent state |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | Semi-presidential republic |
| Capital | Thimphu | Taipei |
| Currency | Ngultrum (BTN) | New Taiwan dollar (TWD) |
| Official languages | Dzongkha | Taiwanese Hokkien, Amis, Atayal, Paiwan, Seediq, Bunun, Yami, Rukai, Puyuma, Tsou, Saisiyat, Kavalan, Standard Taiwanese Mandarin, Kanakanavu, Sakizaya, Saaroa, Taiwanese Sign Language, Taiwanese Hakka, Matsu dialect, Truku, Kinmen dialect, Wuqiu dialect |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+6 | UTC+8 |
| Calling code | +975 | +886 |
| Region | Southern Asia, Asia | Eastern Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Yes. Bhutan is 6% larger than Taiwan. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Taiwan fit into Bhutan?
- About 1.1 times: Bhutan has 1.06× the area of Taiwan.
- Why do Bhutan and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².
- What kind of government do Bhutan and Taiwan have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Bhutan: constitutional monarchy; Taiwan: semi-presidential republic.