Bangladesh is 1.07× the size of North Carolina

Bangladesh (Asia) covers about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²) and North Carolina (state of the United States) about 128,000 km² (49,300 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

137,000km²Bangladesh
128,000km²North Carolina

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Bangladesh
North Carolina

What fits

North Carolina is 93% of the size of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is larger by 9,240 km² (3,570 mi²), which is 7.2% of the area of North Carolina.
Measured in Belgiums: Bangladesh is about 4.46, North Carolina about 4.16.

How they differ

Bangladesh also has the larger population: 171.5 million against 10.4 million, 16.4× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 82 in North Carolina: Bangladesh is 15.3× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 13,300 km apart.
On a standard web map North Carolina looks larger than Bangladesh: Bangladesh at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and North Carolina at 36°N about 1.5×, so the map shows North Carolina as 1.18× the size of Bangladesh, when Bangladesh is 1.07× the size of North Carolina.
Together Bangladesh and North Carolina cover 265,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 1.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 9,240 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
At North Carolina's density, Bangladesh would have 11.2 million people (it has 171.5 million). At Bangladesh's density, North Carolina would have 159.9 million (it has 10.4 million).
North Carolina's centre is 11.7° of latitude, about 1,300 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
North Carolina is the 30th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.3% of its area; it is the 16th most densely populated of them.
North Carolina lies about 12° of latitude (roughly 1,300 km) north of Bangladesh.
Shared out evenly, each person in Bangladesh would have about 800 m² and each person in North Carolina about 12,230 m².
Laid side by side, Bangladesh and North Carolina would cover 265,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
Together they have 181.9 million people, 86% as many people as Nigeria.
Counted as a country, North Carolina would rank 99th by area and 89th by population.

Side by side

	Bangladesh	North Carolina
Is a	CountryAsia	StateUnited States
Area, measured	137,000 km²52,900 mi²	128,000 km²49,300 mi²
Official area	148,000 km²Wikidata	139,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	96th of 239worldwide	30th of 51in the United States
Population	171.5 millionWikidata, 2023	10.4 millionWikidata, 2020
Rank by population	8th of 237worldwide	9th of 51in the United States
Density	1,252 per km²	82 per km²
Capital	Dhaka	Raleigh
Latitude range	21°N to 27°N	34°N to 37°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.
Our measured 128,000 km² is 8.4% below Wikidata's official figure of 139,000 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

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