Azerbaijan vs Bangladesh
Bangladesh is 70% larger than Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan would fit into Bangladesh about 1.7 times.
AzerbaijanBangladeshAzerbaijan moved onto Bangladesh · Equal-area projection
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Azerbaijan is 0.59× the area of Bangladesh. Put the other way, Bangladesh is 1.7× the size of Azerbaijan.
| Azerbaijan | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 86,600 km² | 147,570 km² |
| Population | 10,246,996 | 175,686,899 |
| Density | 118 / km² | 1,191 / km² |
| Capital | Baku | Dhaka |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Bangladesh at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. That difference is why Azerbaijan 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 Azerbaijan bigger than Bangladesh?
- No. Azerbaijan is 41% smaller than Bangladesh. Azerbaijan covers 86,600 km² and Bangladesh covers 147,570 km².
- How many times does Azerbaijan fit into Bangladesh?
- About 1.7 times: Bangladesh has 1.7× the area of Azerbaijan.
- Why do Azerbaijan and Bangladesh look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Azerbaijan is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Bangladesh about 1.2×. That is why Azerbaijan 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, Azerbaijan or Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 10,246,996. Density: Azerbaijan 118 per km², Bangladesh 1,191 per km².