Denmark is 1.06× the size of Bhutan
Denmark covers about 42,700 km² (16,500 mi²) and Bhutan about 40,400 km² (15,600 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 42,700km²Denmark
- 40,400km²Bhutan
100 km
- Denmark
- Bhutan
What fits
- Bhutan is 95% of the size of Denmark.
- Denmark is larger by 2,280 km² (878 mi²), which is 5.6% of the area of Bhutan.
- Measured in Belgiums: Denmark is about 1.39, Bhutan about 1.32.
How they differ
- Denmark also has the larger population: 5.8 million against 787,000, 7.39× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 136 in Denmark against 19 in Bhutan: Denmark is 7.00× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,930 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Denmark at 56°N is drawn about 3.2× too large and Bhutan at 27°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Denmark as 2.66× the size of Bhutan instead of 1.06×.
- Together Denmark and Bhutan cover 83,100 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,280 km², is about the size of Mauritius (2,000 km²).
- At Bhutan's density, Denmark would have 832,000 people (it has 5.8 million). At Denmark's density, Bhutan would have 5.5 million (it has 787,000).
- Denmark's centre is 28.5° of latitude, about 3,170 km, farther north than Bhutan's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Denmark | 1.06× |
| More people | Denmark | 7.39× |
| More crowded | Denmark | 7.00× |
| Farther north | Denmark | 28.5° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Denmark | 3.2× against 1.3× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Denmark | Bhutan |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 1.39× | 1.32× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.18× | 0.17× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.12× | 0.11× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.11× | 0.11× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.08× | 0.07× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 210 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 221 | 1 in 234 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 398 | 1 in 420 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Denmark | Bhutan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 42,700 km²16,500 mi² | 40,400 km²15,600 mi² |
| Population | 5.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 787,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 136 per km² | 19 per km² |
| Official area | 42,900 km²Wikidata | 38,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Copenhagen | Thimphu |
| Latitude range | 55°N to 58°N | 27°N to 28°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,700 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11