Austria vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh is 76% larger than Austria. Austria would fit into Bangladesh about 1.8 times.
AustriaBangladeshAustria moved onto Bangladesh · Equal-area projection
0.57×
Austria is 0.57× the area of Bangladesh. Put the other way, Bangladesh is 1.76× the size of Austria.
| Austria | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 83,879 km² | 147,570 km² |
| Population | 9,208,163 | 175,686,899 |
| Density | 110 / km² | 1,191 / km² |
| Capital | Vienna | Dhaka |
| Region | Western Europe | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 8 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Austria sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.2× its true area; Bangladesh at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Austria looks so much bigger than it is next to Bangladesh. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Austria bigger than Bangladesh?
- No. Austria is 43% smaller than Bangladesh. Austria covers 83,879 km² and Bangladesh covers 147,570 km².
- How many times does Austria fit into Bangladesh?
- About 1.8 times: Bangladesh has 1.76× the area of Austria.
- Why do Austria and Bangladesh look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Austria is drawn about 2.2× its true area there and Bangladesh about 1.2×. That is why Austria looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bangladesh. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Austria or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 9,208,163. Density: Austria 110 per km², Bangladesh 1,191 per km².