Asia · Southern Asia
Bangladesh
Bangladesh covers about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²), the 97th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Tajikistan, at about 142,000 km².
- 137,000km²Area, main territory
- 171.5 millionPopulation
- 4.46In Belgiums
100 km
- Bangladesh
Facts
| Area, main territory | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 148,000 km²Wikidata · 7.2% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 4.46 |
| Capital | Dhaka |
| Population | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 1,252 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 27°N |
| In other languages | Bangladés Español · Bangladesch Deutsch · バングラデシュ 日本語 · 孟加拉国 中文 · 방글라데시 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#28 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Bangladesh
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 124× the size of Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh ranks 8th of 237 by population but only 96th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- At 1,252 people per km², Bangladesh is the 2nd most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- Bangladesh lies at 24°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.2×.
- Laid out flat, Bangladesh's main territory stretches about 654 km north to south and 472 km east to west.
- Our measured 137,000 km² is 7.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 148,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Bangladesh measures up
Bangladesh holds 0.4% of the land area and 3.7% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Southern Asia it is the 6th largest of 8.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 137,000 km² | 96th of 239 |
| Population | 171.5 million | 8th of 237 |
| Density | 1,252 per km² | 2nd of 185 |
| Farthest north | 23.8°N | 94th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Bangladesh is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 4.46× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.56× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.38× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.37× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.25× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.04× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
Where Bangladesh sits
- Bangladesh's centre lies at 23.8°N, 90.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,650 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 21°N to 27°N, about 650 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Bangladesh had other densities
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Bangladesh would have 509,000 people. It has 171.5 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 9.9 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Asia
- China9,375,000 km²
- India3,151,000 km²
- Kazakhstan2,714,000 km²
- Saudi Arabia1,922,000 km²
- Indonesia1,880,000 km²
- Bangladesh#28 · 137,000 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11