Asia · Southern Asia
Bhutan
Bhutan covers about 40,400 km² (15,600 mi²), the 136th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Switzerland, at about 41,400 km².
- 40,400km²Area, main territory
- 787,000Population
- 1.32In Belgiums
100 km
- Bhutan
Facts
| Area, main territory | 40,400 km²15,600 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 38,400 km²Wikidata · 5.3% below our measure |
| In Belgiums | 1.32 |
| Capital | Thimphu |
| Population | 787,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 19 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N |
| In other languages | Bután Español · Bhoutan Français · Butão Português · ブータン 日本語 · 不丹 中文 · 부탄 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#36 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Bhutan
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 420× the size of Bhutan.
- Bhutan ranks 135th of 239 by area but only 165th of 237 by population: it holds fewer people than its size suggests.
- At 19 people per km², Bhutan is the 150th most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Bhutan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Bhutan's main territory stretches about 185 km north to south and 332 km east to west.
- Our measured 40,400 km² is 5.3% above Wikidata's official figure of 38,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Bhutan measures up
Bhutan holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Southern Asia it is the 8th largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 40,400 km² | 135th of 239 |
| Population | 787,000 | 165th of 237 |
| Density | 19 per km² | 150th of 185 |
| Farthest north | 27.4°N | 84th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Bhutan is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1.32× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.17× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.11× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.07× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 210 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 234 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 420 its size |
Where Bhutan sits
- Bhutan's centre lies at 27.4°N, 90.4°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 3,050 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 27°N to 28°N, about 180 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Bhutan had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Bhutan would have 50.6 million people. It has 787,000.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Bhutan would have 150,000 people. It has 787,000.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 2.9 million.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11