Bahamas vs Belgium
Belgium is 2.21 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Belgium about 2.2 times.
BahamasBelgiumBahamas moved onto Belgium · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.45× the area of Belgium. Put the other way, Belgium is 2.21× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Belgium | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 30,688 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 11,941,781 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 389 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Brussels |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bahamas sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× its true area; Belgium at 51° N is stretched to 2.49×. That difference is why Belgium looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bahamas bigger than Belgium?
- No. Bahamas is 2.21 times smaller than Belgium. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Belgium covers 30,688 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Belgium?
- About 2.2 times: Belgium has 2.21× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Belgium look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahamas is drawn about 1.2× its true area there and Belgium about 2.49×. That is why Belgium looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Belgium?
- Belgium: 11,941,781 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Belgium 389 per km².