Bangladesh Is Larger Than New York State by Land Area

Bangladesh is bigger.

• Bangladesh: ~147,570 km² (56,977 sq mi)
• New York State: ~122,284 km² (47,214 sq mi)

Bangladesh exceeds New York by about 25,000 km² (9,700 sq mi)—roughly the size of Vermont or Israel.

But population tells a different story:

• Bangladesh: ~170 million (2023) — 8th most populous country
• New York State: ~19.5 million (2023)

Bangladesh packs nearly 9x more people into a 20% larger area—making it one of the most densely populated nations on Earth (1,150/km² vs. NY’s 160/km²).

So: Bangladesh wins on land area; New York wins on per-capita space.