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).
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Moving from Netherlands to Bhutan · UN DESA 2020
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