Country size comparison

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Netherlands is around the same size as Bhutan.

Bhutan is approximately 38,394 sq km, while Netherlands is approximately 41,543 sq km, making Netherlands 8% larger than Bhutan. Meanwhile, the population of Bhutan is ~867,775 people (16.5 million more people live in Netherlands).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Bhutan vs. Netherlands uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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