Bangladesh vs Nicaragua
Bangladesh is 23% larger than Nicaragua.
BangladeshNicaraguaBangladesh moved onto Nicaragua · Equal-area projection
1.23×
Bangladesh is 1.23× the area of Nicaragua.
| Bangladesh | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Managua |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 23% larger than Nicaragua. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Nicaragua fit into Bangladesh?
- About 1.2 times: Bangladesh has 1.23× the area of Nicaragua.
- Why do Bangladesh and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 7,007,502. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².