Iowa is 1.06× the size of Bangladesh
Iowa (state of the United States) covers about 145,000 km² (56,200 mi²) and Bangladesh (Asia) about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 145,000km²Iowa
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
100 km
- Iowa
- Bangladesh
What fits
- Bangladesh is 94% of the size of Iowa.
- Iowa is larger by 8,540 km² (3,300 mi²), which is 6.2% of the area of Bangladesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Iowa is about 4.74, Bangladesh about 4.46.
How they differ
- Iowa is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 3.2 million, 53.7× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 22 in Iowa: Bangladesh is 57.1× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 12,700 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Iowa at 42°N is drawn about 1.8× too large and Bangladesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Iowa as 1.61× the size of Bangladesh instead of 1.06×.
- Together Iowa and Bangladesh cover 282,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 3.4% smaller).
- The gap between them, 8,540 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Bangladesh's density, Iowa would have 182.2 million people (it has 3.2 million). At Iowa's density, Bangladesh would have 3.0 million (it has 171.5 million).
- Iowa's centre is 18.2° of latitude, about 2,030 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
- Iowa is the 26th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.5% of its area; it is the 35th most densely populated of them.
- Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Iowa lies about 18° of latitude (roughly 2,030 km) north of Bangladesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Iowa would have about 45,590 m² and each person in Bangladesh about 800 m².
- Laid side by side, Iowa and Bangladesh would cover 282,000 km², 1.04× the size of Burkina Faso.
- Together they have 174.7 million people, 1.20× as many people as Russia.
- Counted as a country, Iowa would rank 94th by area and 137th by population.
Side by side
| Iowa | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 145,000 km²56,200 mi² | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
| Official area | 146,000 km²Wikidata | 148,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 26th of 51in the United States | 96th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 3.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 31st of 51in the United States | 8th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 22 per km² | 1,252 per km² |
| Capital | Des Moines | Dhaka |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 44°N | 21°N to 27°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 146,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 145,000 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