Afghanistan vs Bahamas
Afghanistan is 47.0 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Afghanistan about 47 times.
AfghanistanBahamasAfghanistan moved onto Bahamas · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 47.0× the area of Bahamas.
| Afghanistan | Bahamas | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 13,878 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 403,033 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Nassau |
| Region | Southern Asia | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Bahamas at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Bahamas?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 47.0 times larger than Bahamas. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bahamas covers 13,878 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Afghanistan?
- About 47 times: Afghanistan has 47.0× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Afghanistan and Bahamas look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Bahamas about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Bahamas?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 403,033. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bahamas 29 per km².