Bangladesh vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 80% larger than Bangladesh. Bangladesh would fit into Western Sahara about 1.8 times.
BangladeshWestern SaharaBangladesh moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
0.55×
Bangladesh is 0.55× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 1.8× the size of Bangladesh.
| Bangladesh | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 612,000 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | — |
| Region | Southern Asia | Northern 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Bangladesh is 45% smaller than Western Sahara. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Bangladesh fit into Western Sahara?
- About 1.8 times: Western Sahara has 1.8× the area of Bangladesh.
- Why do Bangladesh and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 612,000. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².