Nepal is 1.07× the size of Bangladesh
Nepal covers about 147,000 km² (56,800 mi²) and Bangladesh about 137,000 km² (52,900 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 147,000km²Nepal
- 137,000km²Bangladesh
200 km
- Nepal
- Bangladesh
What fits
- Bangladesh is 93% of the size of Nepal.
- Nepal is larger by 10,200 km² (3,940 mi²), which is 7.5% of the area of Bangladesh.
- Measured in Belgiums: Nepal is about 4.80, Bangladesh about 4.46.
How they differ
- Nepal is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 29.2 million, 5.88× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 198 in Nepal: Bangladesh is 6.32× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 798 km apart.
- Together Nepal and Bangladesh cover 284,000 km², close to the size of Philippines (293,000 km², 3.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 10,200 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Bangladesh's density, Nepal would have 184.2 million people (it has 29.2 million). At Nepal's density, Bangladesh would have 27.1 million (it has 171.5 million).
- Nepal's centre is 4.4° of latitude, about 490 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Nepal | 1.07× |
| More people | Bangladesh | 5.88× |
| More crowded | Bangladesh | 6.32× |
| Farther north | Nepal | 4.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Nepal | 1.3× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Nepal | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 4.80× | 4.46× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.60× | 0.56× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.41× | 0.38× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.39× | 0.37× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.27× | 0.25× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.02× |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.02× | 0.01× |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.01× | 0.01× |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Nepal | Bangladesh | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 147,000 km²56,800 mi² | 137,000 km²52,900 mi² |
| Population | 29.2 millionWikidata, 2021 | 171.5 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 198 per km² | 1,252 per km² |
| Official area | 147,000 km²Wikidata | 148,000 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Kathmandu | Dhaka |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 30°N | 21°N to 27°N |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 147,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 147,000 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