Bhutan vs Turkey
Turkey is 20.4 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Turkey about 20 times.
BhutanTurkeyBhutan moved onto Turkey · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.05× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 20.4× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Bhutan is 20.4 times smaller than Turkey. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Turkey?
- About 20 times: Turkey has 20.4× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Turkey 110 per km².