Bangladesh vs Mexico
Mexico is 13.4 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Mexico about 13 times.
BangladeshMexicoBangladesh moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.07× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 13.4× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Mexico City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Bangladesh is 13.4 times smaller than Mexico. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Mexico?
- About 13 times: Mexico has 13.4× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 131,946,900. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Mexico 67 per km².