Bhutan vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 6.93 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Western Sahara about 6.9 times.
BhutanWestern SaharaBhutan moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.14× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 6.93× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 612,000 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Bhutan is 6.93 times smaller than Western Sahara. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Western Sahara?
- About 6.9 times: Western Sahara has 6.93× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Bhutan: 796,682 people against 612,000. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².