Bangladesh vs Sudan
Sudan is 12.8 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Sudan about 13 times.
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0.08×
Bangladesh is 0.08× the area of Sudan. Put the other way, Sudan is 12.8× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 1,886,068 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 51,662,147 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Khartoum |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Sudan at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Bangladesh is 12.8 times smaller than Sudan. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Sudan covers 1,886,068 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Sudan?
- About 13 times: Sudan has 12.8× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.08×. 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 Sudan?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 51,662,147. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Sudan 27 per km².