Afghanistan vs Bangladesh
Afghanistan is 4.42 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Afghanistan about 4.4 times.
AfghanistanBangladeshAfghanistan moved onto Bangladesh · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 4.42× the area of Bangladesh.
| Afghanistan | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 147,570 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 175,686,899 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 1,191 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Dhaka |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Bangladesh at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Bangladesh?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 4.42 times larger than Bangladesh. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bangladesh covers 147,570 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Afghanistan?
- About 4.4 times: Afghanistan has 4.42× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Afghanistan and Bangladesh look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Bangladesh about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 43,844,111. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bangladesh 1,191 per km².