Bangladesh vs Croatia
Bangladesh is 2.61 times larger than Croatia. Croatia would fit into Bangladesh about 2.6 times.
BangladeshCroatiaBangladesh moved onto Croatia · Equal-area projection
2.61×
Bangladesh is 2.61× the area of Croatia.
| Bangladesh | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 56,594 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 3,876,200 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Zagreb |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Croatia at 45° N is stretched to 2.01×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bangladesh. 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 Croatia?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 2.61 times larger than Croatia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Croatia covers 56,594 km².
- How many times does Croatia fit into Bangladesh?
- About 2.6 times: Bangladesh has 2.61× the area of Croatia.
- Why do Bangladesh and Croatia 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 Croatia about 2.01×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bangladesh. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bangladesh or Croatia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 3,876,200. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Croatia 68 per km².