Bangladesh vs Mauritius
Bangladesh is 72.3 times larger than Mauritius. Mauritius would fit into Bangladesh about 72 times.
BangladeshMauritiusBangladesh moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
72.3×
Bangladesh is 72.3× the area of Mauritius.
| Bangladesh | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Port Louis |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S 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 Mauritius?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 72.3 times larger than Mauritius. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Mauritius fit into Bangladesh?
- About 72 times: Bangladesh has 72.3× the area of Mauritius.
- Why do Bangladesh and Mauritius 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 Mauritius 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 Mauritius?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 1,243,741. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².