Bangladesh vs Romania
Romania is 62% larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Romania about 1.6 times.
BangladeshRomaniaBangladesh moved onto Romania · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.62× the area of Romania. Put the other way, Romania is 1.62× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Romania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 238,397 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 19,020,271 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 80 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Bucharest |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
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; Romania at 46° N is stretched to 2.06×. That difference is why Romania looks so much bigger than it is next to Bangladesh. 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 Romania?
- No. Bangladesh is 38% smaller than Romania. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Romania covers 238,397 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Romania?
- About 1.6 times: Romania has 1.62× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Romania 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 Romania about 2.06×. That is why Romania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bangladesh. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bangladesh or Romania?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 19,020,271. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Romania 80 per km².