Asia · True size
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
2.0×
Bangladesh is drawn 2.0× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
135,676 km²
On the old map
2.0×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#92
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.10%
On the old map
Bangladesh looks about the same size as Sri Lanka on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Bangladesh at the size the old map gives it, next to Sri Lanka's true size. Bangladesh's real area is 135,676 km² — Sri Lanka is 66,047 km².
By area
Bangladesh would fit inside the United Kingdom, New Zealand and the Philippines, by area.
How many fit?
United Arab Emirates fits inside Bangladesh 1.9 times. The Netherlands fits inside Bangladesh 3.7 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Bangladesh's middle sits at 24°N, where the stretch is about 1.2×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Bangladesh's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.
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