Bangladesh vs Greece
Bangladesh is 12% larger than Greece.
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1.12×
Bangladesh is 1.12× the area of Greece.
| Bangladesh | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Athens |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 12% larger than Greece. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Greece fit into Bangladesh?
- About 1.1 times: Bangladesh has 1.12× the area of Greece.
- Why do Bangladesh and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 10,413,962. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Greece 79 per km².