Bangladesh vs Libya
Libya is 11.9 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Libya about 12 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.08× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 11.9× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Tripoli |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern 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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Bangladesh is 11.9 times smaller than Libya. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Libya?
- About 12 times: Libya has 11.9× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 7,458,555. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².