New York and Bangladesh are almost exactly the same size

What fits

• Bangladesh is 100% of the size of New York.
• The measured areas differ by 29.3 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
• Measured in Belgiums: New York is about 4.46, Bangladesh about 4.46.

How they differ

• New York is larger, but Bangladesh has the larger population: 171.5 million against 20.2 million, 8.49× as many people.
• Per square kilometre that is 1,252 in Bangladesh against 148 in New York: Bangladesh is 8.49× as densely populated.
• Their centres are about 12,400 km apart.
• A standard web map misstates the comparison: New York at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Bangladesh at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows New York as 1.56× the size of Bangladesh instead of 1.00×.
• Together New York and Bangladesh cover 274,000 km², close to the size of Burkina Faso (273,000 km², 0.4% smaller).
• At Bangladesh's density, New York would have 171.5 million people (it has 20.2 million). At New York's density, Bangladesh would have 20.2 million (it has 171.5 million).
• New York's centre is 19.1° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Bangladesh's.
• New York is the 28th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
• Bangladesh ranks 97th of 246 countries and territories by area.
• New York lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,130 km) north of Bangladesh.
• Shared out evenly, each person in New York would have about 6,780 m² and each person in Bangladesh about 800 m².
• Laid side by side, New York and Bangladesh would cover 274,000 km², about the same size as Burkina Faso.
• Together they have 191.7 million people, 91% as many people as Nigeria.
• Counted as a country, New York would rank 96th by area and 62nd by population.

Side by side

Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

• Our measured 137,000 km² is 3.1% below Wikidata's official figure of 141,000 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
• 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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