Bangladesh vs Samoa
Bangladesh is 51.9 times larger than Samoa. Samoa would fit into Bangladesh about 52 times.
BangladeshSamoaBangladesh moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 51.9× the area of Samoa.
| Bangladesh | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 219,306 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Apia |
| Region | Southern Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 51.9 times larger than Samoa. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Samoa fit into Bangladesh?
- About 52 times: Bangladesh has 51.9× the area of Samoa.
- Why do Bangladesh and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 219,306. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Samoa 77 per km².