Bhutan vs Zambia
Zambia is 19.6 times larger than Bhutan. Bhutan would fit into Zambia about 20 times.
BhutanZambiaBhutan moved onto Zambia · Equal-area projection
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Bhutan is 0.05× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 19.6× the size of Bhutan.
| Bhutan | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Lusaka |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Bhutan is 19.6 times smaller than Zambia. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Bhutan fit into Zambia?
- About 20 times: Zambia has 19.6× the area of Bhutan.
- Why do Bhutan and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Zambia 29 per km².