Which has higher surface area, Bhutan or Denmark?

Denmark, at 42,920 sq. km against 38,390 sq. km in Bhutan as of 2023.

What is the difference in surface area between Bhutan and Denmark?

4,530 sq. km, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Denmark?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Bhutan vs Denmark: Surface area

Bhutan

38,390 sq. km

in 2023

Denmark

42,920 sq. km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

134th

Denmark rank

131st

Surface area over time

Bhutan
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 42,920 sq. km against 38,390 sq. km in Bhutan, a difference of 4,530 sq. km.

That makes Denmark'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.

Bhutan ranks 134th and Denmark ranks 131st of 216 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1960s	47,000 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	4,080 sq. km	Bhutan
1970s	47,000 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	4,080 sq. km	Bhutan
1980s	47,000 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	4,080 sq. km	Bhutan
1990s	42,846 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	73.8 sq. km	Denmark
2000s	39,067 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	3,853 sq. km	Denmark
2010s	38,393 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	4,527 sq. km	Denmark
2020s	38,390 sq. km	42,920 sq. km	4,530 sq. km	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher surface area, Bhutan or Denmark?: Denmark, at 42,920 sq. km against 38,390 sq. km in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in surface area between Bhutan and Denmark?: 4,530 sq. km, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Denmark?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Denmark rank globally for surface area?: Bhutan ranks 134th and Denmark ranks 131st of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?: 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), published as Surface area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 264 places, 16,456 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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