Bangladesh vs Cabo Verde

Bangladesh is 36.6 times larger than Cabo Verde. Cabo Verde would fit into Bangladesh about 37 times.

BangladeshCabo VerdeBangladesh moved onto Cabo Verde · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 36.6× the area of Cabo Verde.
BangladeshCabo Verde
Area147,570 km²4,033 km²
Population175,686,899527,326
Density1,191 / km²131 / km²
CapitalDhakaPraia
RegionSouthern AsiaWestern Africa
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours20

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; Cabo Verde at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Cabo Verde?
Yes. Bangladesh is 36.6 times larger than Cabo Verde. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Cabo Verde covers 4,033 km².
How many times does Cabo Verde fit into Bangladesh?
About 37 times: Bangladesh has 36.6× the area of Cabo Verde.
Why do Bangladesh and Cabo Verde 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 Cabo Verde about 1.08×. 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 Cabo Verde?
Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 527,326. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Cabo Verde 131 per km².