Bangladesh vs Turkey
Turkey is 5.31 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Turkey about 5.3 times.
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Bangladesh is 0.19× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 5.31× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Ankara |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Bangladesh is 5.31 times smaller than Turkey. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Turkey?
- About 5.3 times: Turkey has 5.31× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 85,878,556. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Turkey 110 per km².