Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is 15.2 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Saudi Arabia about 15 times.
BangladeshSaudi ArabiaBangladesh moved onto Saudi Arabia · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.07× the area of Saudi Arabia. Put the other way, Saudi Arabia is 15.2× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 2,250,000 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 36,973,555 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Riyadh |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 7 |
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; Saudi Arabia at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- No. Bangladesh is 15.2 times smaller than Saudi Arabia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Saudi Arabia?
- About 15 times: Saudi Arabia has 15.2× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia about 1.2×. 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 36,973,555. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Saudi Arabia 16 per km².