Bangladesh is 1.05× the size of Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh (Asia) covers about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²) and Tamil Nadu (state of India) about 131,000 km² (50,500 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
- 131,000km²Tamil Nadu
100 km
- Bangladesh
- Tamil Nadu
What fits
- Tamil Nadu is 95% of the size of Bangladesh.
- Bangladesh is larger by 6,220 km² (2,400 mi²), which is 4.8% of the area of Tamil Nadu.
- Measured in Belgiums: Bangladesh is about 4.46, Tamil Nadu about 4.26.
How they differ
- Bangladesh also has the larger population: 171.5 million against 72.1 million, 2.38× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 552 in Tamil Nadu: Bangladesh is 2.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 1,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Bangladesh at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Tamil Nadu at 11°N about 1.0×, so the map shows Bangladesh as 1.21× the size of Tamil Nadu instead of 1.05×.
- Together Bangladesh and Tamil Nadu cover 268,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 6,220 km², is about the size of Palestine (6,070 km²).
- At Tamil Nadu's density, Bangladesh would have 75.6 million people (it has 171.5 million). At Bangladesh's density, Tamil Nadu would have 163.7 million (it has 72.1 million).
- Bangladesh's centre is 12.8° of latitude, about 1,430 km, farther north than Tamil Nadu's.
- Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Tamil Nadu is the 10th largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 4.1% of its area; it is the 11th most densely populated of them.
- Bangladesh lies about 13° of latitude (roughly 1,430 km) north of Tamil Nadu.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Bangladesh would have about 800 m² and each person in Tamil Nadu about 1,810 m².
- Laid side by side, Bangladesh and Tamil Nadu would cover 268,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
- Together they have 243.6 million people, 1.09× as many people as Pakistan.
- Counted as a country, Tamil Nadu would rank 98th by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Bangladesh | Tamil Nadu | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateIndia |
| Area, measured | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² | 131,000 km²50,500 mi² |
| Official area | 148,000 km²Wikidata | 130,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 96th of 239worldwide | 10th of 36in India |
| Population | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 | 72.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Rank by population | 8th of 237worldwide | 6th of 36in India |
| Density | 1,252 per km² | 552 per km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Chennai |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 27°N | 8°N to 14°N |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2011. 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 130,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 131,000 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