Bangladesh vs Japan
Japan is 2.56 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Japan about 2.6 times.
BangladeshJapanBangladesh moved onto Japan · Equal-area projection
0.39×
Bangladesh is 0.39× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 2.56× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Tokyo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.56 times smaller than Japan. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Japan?
- About 2.6 times: Japan has 2.56× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 123,366,734. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Japan 326 per km².