Bangladesh vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 3.33 times larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Turkmenistan about 3.3 times.
BangladeshTurkmenistanBangladesh moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 0.3× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 3.33× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Ashgabat |
| Region | Southern Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Bangladesh is 3.33 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 3.3 times: Turkmenistan has 3.33× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 7,618,847. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².