Real size
How big is Bangladesh really?
136,000 km²
52,400 sq mi · 73rd smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Greece
Normal web maps draw it 1.2× too big
Bangladesh covers 136,000 km² (52,400 sq mi), about the size of Greece. A normal web map draws it about 1.2 times too big: not much, but enough to make it look bigger than countries nearer the equator.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
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- Real area
- 136,000 km²
- Size rank
- 95th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.2× too big
- Latitude
- 24°N
Countries about the same size
- GreeceAbout the same size
- TajikistanAbout the same size
- NicaraguaAbout the same size
- SurinameSuriname is 1.1 times the size of Bangladesh
- NepalNepal is 1.1 times the size of Bangladesh
Bangladesh through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Bangladesh?
- Bangladesh covers about 136,000 km² (52,400 sq mi). It is the 73rd smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Bangladesh look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Bangladesh about 1.2 times too big.
- Is Bangladesh bigger than Greece?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Bangladesh bigger than Tajikistan?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.