Bangladesh vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 2.19 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 2.2 times.
BangladeshCôte d'IvoireBangladesh moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
0.46×
Bangladesh is 0.46× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 2.19× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.19 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 2.2 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 2.19× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 32,711,547. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².