Bangladesh vs Chad
Chad is 8.7 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Chad about 8.7 times.
BangladeshChadBangladesh moved onto Chad · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.11× the area of Chad. Put the other way, Chad is 8.7× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Chad | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,284,000 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 21,003,705 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | N'Djamena |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Chad at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Chad?
- No. Bangladesh is 8.7 times smaller than Chad. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Chad covers 1,284,000 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Chad?
- About 8.7 times: Chad has 8.7× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Chad 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 Chad about 1.07×. 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 Chad?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 21,003,705. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Chad 16 per km².