Bangladesh vs Gabon
Gabon is 81% larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Gabon about 1.8 times.
BangladeshGabonBangladesh moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Bangladesh is 0.55× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 1.81× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Libreville |
| Region | Southern Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Gabon 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 Gabon?
- No. Bangladesh is 45% smaller than Gabon. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Gabon?
- About 1.8 times: Gabon has 1.81× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Gabon 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 Gabon 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 Gabon?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 2,593,130. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².