Bangladesh vs South Africa
South Africa is 8.27 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into South Africa about 8.3 times.
BangladeshSouth AfricaBangladesh moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.12× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 8.27× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Pretoria |
| Region | Southern Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Bangladesh is 8.27 times smaller than South Africa. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into South Africa?
- About 8.3 times: South Africa has 8.27× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 64,747,319. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², South Africa 53 per km².