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title: "Bangladesh vs Italy — area, population, currency"
description: "Bangladesh is 148,460 km² with 175,686,899 people; Italy is 301,340 km² with 58,915,656. Area, density, currency, languages and time zones side by side."
url: https://atoneplace.net/country-vs/bangladesh-vs-italy/
site: "At One Place"
---

# Bangladesh vs Italy

**Bangladesh vs Italy: Italy is larger; Bangladesh has more people**

148,460 km² vs 301,340 km² · 175,686,899 vs 58,915,656

Italy is 2.0 times larger than Bangladesh — 301,340 against 148,460 km². Bangladesh is 3.0 times more populous than Italy — 175,686,899 against 58,915,656 people.

## Side by side

|  | Bangladesh | Italy |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capital | Dhaka | Rome |
| Area | 148,460 km² | 301,340 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 (2025) | 58,915,656 (2025) |
| Density | 1183.4 /km² | 195.5 /km² |
| Currency | Bangladeshi taka (BDT) | Euro (EUR) |
| Official languages | Bengali | Italian |
| Time zones | UTC+06:00 | UTC+01:00 |
| Calling code | +880 | +39 |
| Drives on the | left | right |
| Continent | Asia | Europe |
| ISO codes | BD / BGD | IT / ITA |

## Population density

Bangladesh is 6.1 times more densely populated than Italy — 1,183 against 196 people per km². Density is where area and population interact, and it often reverses the impression the headline figures give — a large country with a small population can feel emptier than a small crowded one by an enormous margin.

## Practical differences

- They drive on opposite sides — Bangladesh on the left, Italy on the right.
- Different currencies: the Bangladeshi taka and the Euro.
- Different continents — Asia and Europe.

## Bangladesh

One of the most densely populated countries on Earth, with over 1,100 people per km² — roughly the population of Russia in an area the size of Wisconsin. Most of it is the delta of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna, the largest river delta in the world, and much of the land is under two metres above sea level. The Sundarbans mangrove forest on the coast is the largest of its kind.

## Italy

Italy has three of Europe's most active volcanoes — Etna, Stromboli and Vesuvius — and Stromboli has been erupting more or less continuously for at least 2,000 years. It has more UNESCO World Heritage sites than any other country. The Alps and Apennines mean about three-quarters of the land is mountain or hill.

> Neutral facts only. Nothing here addresses politics, government, economics or which country is preferable in any respect — population is the one figure that dates, and it carries its year.

## Common questions

### Is Bangladesh bigger than Italy?

Italy is larger — 301,340 km² against 148,460 km².

### Which has more people, Bangladesh or Italy?

Bangladesh, with 175,686,899 against 58,915,656.

### What is the time difference between Bangladesh and Italy?

Bangladesh is UTC+06:00 and Italy is UTC+01:00. Daylight saving shifts the gap during the year in places that observe it.

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## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]