Bangladesh vs Botswana
Botswana is 3.94 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Botswana about 3.9 times.
BangladeshBotswanaBangladesh moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.25× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 3.94× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Gaborone |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Bangladesh bigger than Botswana?
- No. Bangladesh is 3.94 times smaller than Botswana. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Botswana?
- About 3.9 times: Botswana has 3.94× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Botswana look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Botswana about 1.17×. 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, Bangladesh or Botswana?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 2,562,122. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².