Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
Bangladesh is 53.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Hong Kong would fit into Bangladesh about 54 times.
BangladeshHong KongBangladesh moved onto Hong Kong · Equal-area projection
53.6×
Bangladesh is 53.6× the area of Hong Kong.
| Bangladesh | Hong Kong | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 2,755 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 7,498,900 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 2,722 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Hong Kong at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 53.6 times larger than Hong Kong. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Hong Kong covers 2,755 km².
- How many times does Hong Kong fit into Bangladesh?
- About 54 times: Bangladesh has 53.6× the area of Hong Kong.
- Why do Bangladesh and Hong Kong 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 Hong Kong about 1.17×. 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 Hong Kong?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 7,498,900. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Hong Kong 2,722 per km².