Bhutan vs Netherlands: Surface area

Bhutan

38,390 sq. km

in 2023

Netherlands

41,540 sq. km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

134th

Netherlands rank

132nd

Surface area over time

Netherlands currently reports 41,540 sq. km against 38,390 sq. km in Bhutan, a difference of 3,150 sq. km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.

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

Globally, Bhutan ranks 134th and Netherlands ranks 132nd of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.