Bangladesh vs Somalia
Somalia is 4.32 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Somalia about 4.3 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.23× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 4.32× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Mogadishu |
| Region | Southern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Bangladesh is 4.32 times smaller than Somalia. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Somalia?
- About 4.3 times: Somalia has 4.32× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 19,654,739. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Somalia 31 per km².