Bangladesh vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 3.98 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Madagascar about 4.0 times.
BangladeshMadagascarBangladesh moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.25× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 3.98× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Antananarivo |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Bangladesh is 3.98 times smaller than Madagascar. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Madagascar?
- About 4.0 times: Madagascar has 3.98× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 32,740,678. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².