Bangladesh vs India
India is 22.3 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into India about 22 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.04× the area of India. Put the other way, India is 22.3× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | India | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 3,287,263 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 1,463,865,525 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 445 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | New Delhi |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; India at 23° N is stretched to 1.18×. 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 India?
- No. Bangladesh is 22.3 times smaller than India. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and India covers 3,287,263 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into India?
- About 22 times: India has 22.3× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and India 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 India about 1.18×. 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 India?
- India: 1,463,865,525 people against 175,686,899. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², India 445 per km².