Bhutan is 1.07× the size of Kerala
Bhutan (Asia) covers about 40,400 km² (15,600 mi²) and Kerala (state of India) about 37,700 km² (14,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 40,400km²Bhutan
- 37,700km²Kerala
100 km
- Bhutan
- Kerala
What fits
- Kerala is 93% of the size of Bhutan.
- Bhutan is larger by 2,700 km² (1,040 mi²), which is 7.1% of the area of Kerala.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bhutan is about 1.32, Kerala about 1.23.
How they differ
- Bhutan is larger, but Kerala has the larger population: 33.4 million against 787,000, 42.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 886 in Kerala against 19 in Bhutan: Kerala is 45.5× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 2,390 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bhutan at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Kerala at 10°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Bhutan as 1.32× the size of Kerala instead of 1.07×.
- Together Bhutan and Kerala cover 78,100 km², close to the size of Serbia (77,600 km², 0.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,700 km², is about the size of Samoa (2,780 km²).
- At Kerala's density, Bhutan would have 35.8 million people (it has 787,000). At Bhutan's density, Kerala would have 735,000 (it has 33.4 million).
- Bhutan's centre is 17.0° of latitude, about 1,890 km, farther north than Kerala's.
- Bhutan ranks 136th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kerala is the 23rd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.2% of its area; it is the 9th most densely populated of them.
- Bhutan lies about 17° of latitude (roughly 1,890 km) north of Kerala.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bhutan would have about 51,330 m² and each person in Kerala about 1,130 m².
- Laid side by side, Bhutan and Kerala would cover 78,100 km², about the same size as Serbia.
- Together they have 34.2 million people, about as many people as Peru.
- Counted as a country, Kerala would rank 136th by area and 45th by population.
Side by side
| Bhutan | Kerala | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 40,400 km²15,600 mi² | 37,700 km²14,600 mi² |
| Official area | 38,400 km²Wikidata | 38,900 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 135th of 239worldwide | 23rd of 36in India |
| Population | 787,000Wikidata, 2023 | 33.4 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 165th of 237worldwide | 13th of 36in India |
| Density | 19 per km² | 886 per km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Latitude range | 27°N to 28°N | 8°N to 13°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2011. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Our measured 37,700 km² is 2.9% below Wikidata's official figure of 38,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12