Country vs country: Geography Stats: compare key data on Bangladesh & Pakistan and Geography Stats: compare key data on Bangladesh & Pakistan compared Geography

STAT Bangladesh Pakistan HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Iowa slightly less than twice the size of California
Area > Land 133,910 sq km
Ranked 94th. 		778,720 sq km
Ranked 36th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Area > Land > Per capita 0.872 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 214th. 		4.51 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 173th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Area > Total 143,998 sq km
Ranked 96th. 		796,095 sq km
Ranked 37th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Average precipitation in depth > Mm per year 2,666
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		494
Ranked 142nd.
Average rainfall in depth > Mm per year 2,666
Ranked 9th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		494
Ranked 135th.
Climate tropical; mild winter (October to March); hot, humid summer (March to June); humid, warm rainy monsoon (June to October) mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
Coastline 580 km
Ranked 100th. 		1,046 km
Ranked 84th. 80% more than Bangladesh
Geographic coordinates 24 00 N, 90 00 E 30 00 N, 70 00 E
Land area > Sq. km 130,170 sq km
Ranked 92nd. 		770,880 sq km
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Land area > Square miles 55,598 square miles
Ranked 39th. 		339,697 square miles
Ranked 10th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Location Southern Asia, bordering the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and India Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Natural resources natural gas, arable land, timber, coal land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone
Surface area > Sq. km 144,000 km²
Ranked 93th. 		796,100 km²
Ranked 35th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Terrain mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west
Area > Water 13,830 sq km
Ranked 38th. 		25,220 sq km
Ranked 20th. 82% more than Bangladesh
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Iowa slightly less than twice the size of California
Population density > People per sq. km 1,089.52 people/m²
Ranked 8th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		202.07 people/m²
Ranked 44th.
Elevation extremes > Highest point Keokradong 1,230 m K2 (Mt. Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m
Total area > Sq. km 144,000
Ranked 91st. 		796,100
Ranked 34th. 6 times more than Bangladesh
Land use > Arable land 52.97%
Ranked 4th. 2 times more than Pakistan 		26.02%
Ranked 35th.
Land boundaries > Border countries Burma 193 km, India 4,053 km Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India 2,912 km, Iran 909 km
Irrigated land 50,500 sq km
Ranked 11th. 		199,900 sq km
Ranked 4th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Natural hazards droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains (July and August)
Rural population density > Rural population per sq. km of arable land 1,335.32 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 2nd. 3 times more than Pakistan 		476.65 people/km² of arable lan
Ranked 16th.
Maritime claims > Territorial sea 12 nautical mile
Ranked 152nd. The same as Pakistan 		12 nautical mile
Ranked 91st.
Area > Land per 1000 0.905 sq km
Ranked 189th. 		4.66 sq km
Ranked 155th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Indian Ocean 0 m Indian Ocean 0 m
Coastline per 1000 0.00379 km
Ranked 159th. 		0.00594 km
Ranked 154th. 56% more than Bangladesh
Population density 949.28 people per sqkm
Ranked 11th. 5 times more than Pakistan 		177.37 people per sqkm
Ranked 60th.
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile
Ranked 111th. The same as Pakistan 		200 nautical mile
Ranked 68th.
Land area > Sq. km > Per capita 0.848 per 1,000 people
Ranked 192nd. 		4.46 per 1,000 people
Ranked 158th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Map references Asia Asia
Capital city with population Dhaka (city) - 3,839,000; (metro area) 8,500,000 Islamabad - 955,629
Largest city with population Dhaka (city) - 3,839,000; (metro area) 8,500,000 Karachi - 11,969,284
Total renewable water resources None None
Forest area > Sq. km 8,664
Ranked 120th. 		18,164
Ranked 107th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Surface area > Sq. km per 1000 1.01 km²
Ranked 191st. 		5.04 km²
Ranked 158th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Environment > Current issues many people are landless and forced to live on and cultivate flood-prone land; waterborne diseases prevalent in surface water; water pollution, especially of fishing areas, results from the use of commercial pesticides; ground water contaminated by naturally occurring arsenic; intermittent water shortages because of falling water tables in the northern and central parts of the country; soil degradation and erosion; deforestation; severe overpopulation water pollution from raw sewage, industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited natural freshwater resources; most of the population does not have access to potable water; deforestation; soil erosion; desertification
Land use > Other 40.78%
Ranked 241st. 		72.93%
Ranked 192nd. 79% more than Bangladesh
Area > Total per 1000 0.973 sq km
Ranked 191st. 		4.81 sq km
Ranked 158th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Area > Water per 1000 0.0682 sq km
Ranked 99th. 		0.151 sq km
Ranked 83th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Land use > Permanent crops 6.25%
Ranked 50th. 6 times more than Pakistan 		1.05%
Ranked 114th.
Road density > Km of road per 100 sq. km of land area 14.77 sq. km
Ranked 67th. 		32.94 sq. km
Ranked 53th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone 18
Ranked 78th. 		24
Ranked 14th. 33% more than Bangladesh
Environment > International agreements > Party to Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Surface area > Sq. km > Per capita 1.01 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 196th. 		5.11 km² per 1,000 people
Ranked 161st. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Land boundaries > Total 4,246 km
Ranked 43th. 		6,774 km
Ranked 14th. 60% more than Bangladesh
Highest point Saka Haphong K2
Irrigated land > Per capita 0.346 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 60th. 		1.23 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Note most of the country is situated on deltas of large rivers flowing from the Himalayas: the Ganges unites with the Jamuna (main channel of the Brahmaputra) and later joins the Meghna to eventually empty into the Bay of Bengal controls Khyber Pass and Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent
Irrigated land per million 339.47 sq km
Ranked 62nd. 		1,196.04 sq km
Ranked 11th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Capital Dhaka Islamabad
Border to area ratio 0.0295 km/km²
Ranked 26th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		0.00851 km/km²
Ranked 92nd.
Marine Coastline 580 km
Ranked 100th. 		1,046 km
Ranked 84th. 80% more than Bangladesh
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Per capita 560 1072
Freshwater > Withdrawal > Total 79.4 169.39
Highest point elevation None
None
Environment > International agreements > Signed, but not ratified none of the selected agreements Marine Life Conservation
Highest town Rulkippara Shimshal
Forested Land 10.2%
Ranked 145th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		3.1%
Ranked 174th.
Maritime claims > Contiguous zone per million people 0.11
Ranked 78th. 		0.124
Ranked 76th. 13% more than Bangladesh
Area > Water > Per capita 65.71 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 103th. 		145.95 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 84th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Area > Total > Per capita 0.938 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 217th. 		4.65 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 177th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Land boundaries > Total > Per capita 0.028 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 152nd. 		0.039 km per 1,000 people
Ranked 146th. 39% more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 238.3 cu m/yr
Ranked 10th. 		1,038 cu m/yr
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 35.87 cu km/yr
Ranked 20th. 		183.5 cu km/yr
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Forest area > % of land area 6.66%
Ranked 158th. 3 times more than Pakistan 		2.36%
Ranked 174th.
Continent or sub continent Asia Asia
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita 238.3 cu m/yr
Ranked 10th. 		1,038 cu m/yr
Ranked 1st. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.219 cu km/yr
Ranked 105th. 		0.95 cu km/yr
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Agricultural land > % of land area 69.52%
Ranked 23th. 96% more than Pakistan 		35.41%
Ranked 110th.
Low-lying areas > Elevation under 5 metres > % of land area 14.07%
Ranked 37th. 10 times more than Pakistan 		1.42%
Ranked 125th.
Arable land > % of land area 58.6%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Pakistan 		26.87%
Ranked 35th.
Terrestrial protected areas > % of total land area 4.72%
Ranked 158th. 		10.75%
Ranked 120th. 2 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total 35.87 cu km/yr
Ranked 20th. 		183.5 cu km/yr
Ranked 4th. 5 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 1.61 cu m/yr
Ranked 13th. 		6.22 cu m/yr
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Per capita per million people 1.61 cu m/yr
Ranked 13th. 		6.22 cu m/yr
Ranked 10th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Freshwater withdrawal > Domestic/industrial/agricultural > Total per million people 0.219 cu km/yr
Ranked 105th. 		0.95 cu km/yr
Ranked 20th. 4 times more than Bangladesh
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters > % of total population 13.96%
Ranked 51st. 11 times more than Pakistan 		1.28%
Ranked 156th.
Land boundaries > Total per million 28.7 km
Ranked 142nd. 		40.56 km
Ranked 134th. 41% more than Bangladesh
Terrestrial and marine protected areas > % of total territorial area 4.24%
Ranked 150th. 		10.56%
Ranked 106th. 2 times more than Bangladesh

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