Germany is 2.61× the size of Bangladesh

Germany covers about 358,000 km² (138,000 mi²) and Bangladesh about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

358,000km²Germany
137,000km²Bangladesh

200 km

Germany
Bangladesh

What fits

Bangladesh fits inside Germany about 2.61 times by area.
Germany is larger by 221,000 km² (85,200 mi²), which is 161% of the area of Bangladesh.
Measured in Belgiums: Germany is about 11.7, Bangladesh about 4.46.

How they differ

Germany is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 83.5 million, 2.05× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 233 in Germany: Bangladesh is 5.37× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,280 km apart.
A standard web map misstates the comparison: Germany at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Bangladesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Germany as 5.53× the size of Bangladesh instead of 2.61×.
Together Germany and Bangladesh cover 495,000 km², close to the size of Spain (499,000 km², 1.0% bigger).
The gap between them, 221,000 km², is about the size of Laos (228,000 km²).
At Bangladesh's density, Germany would have 448.0 million people (it has 83.5 million). At Germany's density, Bangladesh would have 31.9 million (it has 171.5 million).
Germany's centre is 27.2° of latitude, about 3,030 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.

Who wins on what

Measure	Winner	By
Larger area	Germany	2.61×
More people	Bangladesh	2.05×
More crowded	Bangladesh	5.37×
Farther north	Germany	27.2° of latitude
Stretched more on a web map	Germany	2.5× against 1.2×

Both against the same yardsticks

Yardstick	Germany	Bangladesh
Belgium 30,700 km²	11.7×	4.46×
United Kingdom 244,000 km²	1.47×	0.56×
Japan 374,000 km²	0.96×	0.37×
France 548,000 km²	0.65×	0.25×
India 3,151,000 km²	0.11×	0.04×
Brazil 8,473,000 km²	0.04×	0.02×
United States 9,447,000 km²	0.04×	0.01×
Russia 16,980,000 km²	0.02×	0.01×

Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.

Side by side

	Germany	Bangladesh
Area, main territory	358,000 km²138,000 mi²	137,000 km²52,900 mi²
Population	83.5 millionWikidata, 2025	171.5 millionWikidata, 2023
Density	233 per km²	1,252 per km²
Official area	358,000 km²Wikidata	148,000 km²Wikidata
Capital	Berlin	Dhaka
Latitude range	47°N to 55°N	21°N to 27°N
Continent	Europe	Asia

Population: Wikidata 2025 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 358,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 358,000 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 0 - Countries, public domain
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
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: 2026-11-11

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