Bangladesh vs Congo
Congo is 2.32 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Congo about 2.3 times.
BangladeshCongoBangladesh moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Bangladesh is 0.43× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 2.32× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Brazzaville |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.32 times smaller than Congo. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Congo?
- About 2.3 times: Congo has 2.32× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 6,484,437. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Congo 19 per km².