Illinois is 1.10× the size of Bangladesh
Illinois (state of the United States) covers about 150,000 km² (58,000 mi²) and Bangladesh (Asia) about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 150,000km²Illinois
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
100 km
- Illinois
- Bangladesh
What fits
- Bangladesh is 91% of the size of Illinois.
- Illinois is larger by 13,200 km² (5,120 mi²), which is 9.7% of the area of Bangladesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Illinois is about 4.90, Bangladesh about 4.46.
How they differ
- Illinois is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 12.8 million, 13.4× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 85 in Illinois: Bangladesh is 14.7× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Illinois at 40°N is drawn about 1.7× too large and Bangladesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Illinois as 1.57× the size of Bangladesh instead of 1.10×.
- Together Illinois and Bangladesh cover 287,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 2.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 13,200 km², is about the size of Montenegro (13,700 km²).
- At Bangladesh's density, Illinois would have 188.1 million people (it has 12.8 million). At Illinois's density, Bangladesh would have 11.7 million (it has 171.5 million).
- Illinois's centre is 16.3° of latitude, about 1,810 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
- Illinois is the 24th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.6% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Illinois lies about 16° of latitude (roughly 1,810 km) north of Bangladesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Illinois would have about 11,720 m² and each person in Bangladesh about 800 m².
- Laid side by side, Illinois and Bangladesh would cover 287,000 km², about the same size as the Philippines.
- Together they have 184.3 million people, 87% as many people as Nigeria.
- Counted as a country, Illinois would rank 93rd by area and 78th by population.
Side by side
| Illinois | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 150,000 km²58,000 mi² | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
| Official area | 150,000 km²Wikidata | 148,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 24th of 51in the United States | 96th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 12.8 millionWikidata, 2020 | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 51in the United States | 8th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 85 per km² | 1,252 per km² |
| Capital | Springfield | Dhaka |
| Latitude range | 37°N to 43°N | 21°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 150,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 150,000 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