Arkansas and Bangladesh are almost exactly the same size
Arkansas (state of the United States) covers about 138,000 km² (53,100 mi²) and Bangladesh (Asia) about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 138,000km²Arkansas
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
100 km
- Arkansas
- Bangladesh
What fits
- Bangladesh is 100% of the size of Arkansas.
- The measured areas differ by 636 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Arkansas is about 4.48, Bangladesh about 4.46.
How they differ
- Arkansas is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 3.0 million, 56.9× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 22 in Arkansas: Bangladesh is 57.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Arkansas at 35°N is drawn about 1.5× too large and Bangladesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Arkansas as 1.25× the size of Bangladesh instead of 1.00×.
- Together Arkansas and Bangladesh cover 274,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.6% smaller).
- At Bangladesh's density, Arkansas would have 172.3 million people (it has 3.0 million). At Arkansas's density, Bangladesh would have 3.0 million (it has 171.5 million).
- Arkansas's centre is 11.1° of latitude, about 1,230 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
- Arkansas is the 27th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 37th most densely populated of them.
- Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Arkansas lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,230 km) north of Bangladesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Arkansas would have about 45,670 m² and each person in Bangladesh about 800 m².
- Laid side by side, Arkansas and Bangladesh would cover 274,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 174.5 million people, 1.19× as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Arkansas would rank 96th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Arkansas | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 138,000 km²53,100 mi² | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
| Official area | 138,000 km²Wikidata | 148,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 27th of 51in the United States | 96th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.0 millionWikidata, 2020 | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 33rd of 51in the United States | 8th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 22 per km² | 1,252 per km² |
| Capital | Little Rock | Dhaka |
| Latitude range | 33°N to 37°N | 21°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 138,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 138,000 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12