Bhutan vs Denmark: Land area

Bhutan

38,140 sq. km

in 2023

Denmark

40,000 sq. km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

133rd

Denmark rank

131st

Land area over time

Bhutan
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 40,000 sq. km against 38,140 sq. km in Bhutan, a difference of 1,860 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Globally, Bhutan ranks 133rd and Denmark ranks 131st of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Bhutan
Land area in Denmark
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.