Bangladesh vs Guinea
Guinea is 67% larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Guinea about 1.7 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.6× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 1.67× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Conakry |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Bangladesh is 40% smaller than Guinea. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Guinea?
- About 1.7 times: Guinea has 1.67× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 15,099,727. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Guinea 61 per km².