Bangladesh vs Namibia
Namibia is 5.59 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Namibia about 5.6 times.
BangladeshNamibiaBangladesh moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.18× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 5.59× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Windhoek |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern 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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Bangladesh is 5.59 times smaller than Namibia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Namibia?
- About 5.6 times: Namibia has 5.59× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 3,092,816. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².