Bangladesh vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 2.24 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Malaysia about 2.2 times.
BangladeshMalaysiaBangladesh moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
0.45×
Bangladesh is 0.45× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 2.24× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.24 times smaller than Malaysia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Malaysia?
- About 2.2 times: Malaysia has 2.24× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 35,977,838. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².