Bangladesh is 1.02× the size of Alabama
Bangladesh (Asia) covers about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²) and Alabama (state of the United States) about 134,000 km² (51,700 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
- 134,000km²Alabama
100 km
- Bangladesh
- Alabama
What fits
- Alabama is 98% of the size of Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh is larger by 3,070 km² (1,180 mi²), which is 2.3% of the area of Alabama.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bangladesh is about 4.46, Alabama about 4.36.
How they differ
- Bangladesh also has the larger population: 171.5 million against 5.0 million, 34.1× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 38 in Alabama: Bangladesh is 33.4× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,700 km apart.
- On a standard web map Alabama looks larger than Bangladesh: Bangladesh at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Alabama at 33°N about 1.4×, so the map shows Alabama as 1.16× the size of Bangladesh, when Bangladesh is 1.02× the size of Alabama.
- Together Bangladesh and Alabama cover 271,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.7% bigger).
- The gap between them, 3,070 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
- At Alabama's density, Bangladesh would have 5.1 million people (it has 171.5 million). At Bangladesh's density, Alabama would have 167.6 million (it has 5.0 million).
- Alabama's centre is 8.9° of latitude, about 990 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
- Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alabama is the 29th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 27th most densely populated of them.
- Alabama lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 994 km) north of Bangladesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bangladesh would have about 800 m² and each person in Alabama about 26,640 m².
- Laid side by side, Bangladesh and Alabama would cover 271,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 176.5 million people, 83% as many people as Nigeria.
- Counted as a country, Alabama would rank 97th by area and 125th by population.
Side by side
| Bangladesh | Alabama | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² | 134,000 km²51,700 mi² |
| Official area | 148,000 km²Wikidata | 136,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 96th of 239worldwide | 29th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 | 5.0 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 237worldwide | 24th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 1,252 per km² | 38 per km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Montgomery |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 27°N | 30°N to 35°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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.
- Wikidata's official figure of 136,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 134,000 km², to within 2%.
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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