Bangladesh vs China
China is 65 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into China about 65 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.02× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 65× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Beijing |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 China?
- No. Bangladesh is 65 times smaller than China. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into China?
- About 65 times: China has 65× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and China 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 China about 1.56×. 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 175,686,899. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², China 147 per km².