Bhutan vs Togo
Togo is 48% larger than Bhutan.
BhutanTogoBhutan moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.68× the area of Togo. Put the other way, Togo is 1.48× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Lome |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Togo at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- No. Bhutan is 32% smaller than Togo. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Togo?
- About 1.5 times: Togo has 1.48× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Togo 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 Togo about 1.02×. 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 Togo?
- Togo: 8,591,626 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Togo 151 per km².