What is the difference in land area between Bangladesh and Nepal?

13,370 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Nepal: Land area

Bangladesh

129,980 sq. km

in 2023

Nepal

143,350 sq. km

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

95th

Nepal rank

93rd

Land area over time

Bangladesh
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 143,350 sq. km against 129,980 sq. km in Bangladesh, a difference of 13,370 sq. km.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nepal ranks 93rd of 215 countries.

Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1960s	130,170 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	12,830 sq. km	Nepal
1970s	130,170 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	12,830 sq. km	Nepal
1980s	130,170 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	12,830 sq. km	Nepal
1990s	130,170 sq. km	143,000 sq. km	12,830 sq. km	Nepal
2000s	130,170 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	13,180 sq. km	Nepal
2010s	130,170 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	13,180 sq. km	Nepal
2020s	130,145 sq. km	143,350 sq. km	13,205 sq. km	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area, Bangladesh or Nepal?: Nepal, at 143,350 sq. km against 129,980 sq. km in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area between Bangladesh and Nepal?: 13,370 sq. km, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for land area?: Bangladesh ranks 95th and Nepal ranks 93rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Land area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.