Bangladesh vs Mali
Mali is 8.4 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Mali about 8.4 times.
BangladeshMaliBangladesh moved onto Mali · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.12× the area of Mali. Put the other way, Mali is 8.4× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Mali | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,240,192 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 25,198,821 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 20 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Bamako |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Mali at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- No. Bangladesh is 8.4 times smaller than Mali. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Mali covers 1,240,192 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Mali?
- About 8.4 times: Mali has 8.4× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Mali 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 Mali about 1.1×. 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 Mali?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 25,198,821. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Mali 20 per km².