Bhutan vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 12.8 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Turkmenistan about 13 times.
BhutanTurkmenistanBhutan moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.08× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 12.8× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Bhutan is 12.8 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 13 times: Turkmenistan has 12.8× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².