Bhutan vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 24.7 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Tanzania about 25 times.
BhutanTanzaniaBhutan moved onto Tanzania · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.04× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 24.7× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Dodoma |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Bhutan is 24.7 times smaller than Tanzania. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Tanzania?
- About 25 times: Tanzania has 24.7× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².