Country size comparison
compared to
Bangladesh is about 3.1 times smaller than Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea is approximately 462,840 sq km, while Bangladesh is approximately 148,460 sq km, making Bangladesh 32.08% the size of Papua New Guinea. Meanwhile, the population of Papua New Guinea is ~9.6 million people (156.1 million more people live in Bangladesh).
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Quality of Life Comparison · 13 statistics
Be 80.9% less likely to have access to electricity in Papua New Guinea
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Papua New Guinea is 6.4 times more expensive than Bangladesh overall
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