Bangladesh vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 6.98 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Mauritania about 7.0 times.
BangladeshMauritaniaBangladesh moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.14× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 6.98× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Nouakchott |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Bangladesh is 6.98 times smaller than Mauritania. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Mauritania?
- About 7.0 times: Mauritania has 6.98× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 5,315,065. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².