Bangladesh vs Guyana
Guyana is 46% larger than Bangladesh.
BangladeshGuyanaBangladesh moved onto Guyana · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.69× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 1.46× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 835,986 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Georgetown |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Bangladesh is 31% smaller than Guyana. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Guyana?
- About 1.5 times: Guyana has 1.46× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 835,986. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².