Bangladesh vs Maldives
Bangladesh is 495 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Bangladesh about 495 times.
BangladeshMaldivesBangladesh moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 495× the area of Maldives.
| Bangladesh | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 529,676 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Male |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 495 times larger than Maldives. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Bangladesh?
- About 495 times: Bangladesh has 495× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Bangladesh and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 529,676. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².