Bangladesh vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 3.14 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Papua New Guinea about 3.1 times.
BangladeshPapua New GuineaBangladesh moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.32× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 3.14× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Port Moresby |
| Region | Southern Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Bangladesh is 3.14 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 3.1 times: Papua New Guinea has 3.14× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 10,762,817. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².