Bangladesh vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 2.76 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Paraguay about 2.8 times.
BangladeshParaguayBangladesh moved onto Paraguay · Equal-area projection
0.36×
Bangladesh is 0.36× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 2.76× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Asuncion |
| Region | Southern Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.76 times smaller than Paraguay. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Paraguay?
- About 2.8 times: Paraguay has 2.76× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 7,013,078. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².