Bangladesh vs Brazil
Brazil is 57.7 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Brazil about 58 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.02× the area of Brazil. Put the other way, Brazil is 57.7× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Brazil | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 8,515,767 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 212,812,405 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 25 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Brasilia |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 10 |
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; Brazil at 11° S is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Brazil?
- No. Bangladesh is 57.7 times smaller than Brazil. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Brazil covers 8,515,767 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Brazil?
- About 58 times: Brazil has 57.7× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Brazil 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 Brazil about 1.04×. 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 Brazil?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 175,686,899. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Brazil 25 per km².