Bangladesh vs Philippines
Philippines is 2.33 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Philippines about 2.3 times.
BangladeshPhilippinesBangladesh moved onto Philippines · Equal-area projection
0.43×
Bangladesh is 0.43× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 2.33× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Manila |
| Region | Southern Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Bangladesh is 2.33 times smaller than Philippines. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Philippines?
- About 2.3 times: Philippines has 2.33× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 116,786,962. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Philippines 340 per km².