Bahamas vs Belize
Belize is 65% larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Belize about 1.7 times.
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Bahamas is 0.6× the area of Belize. Put the other way, Belize is 1.65× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Belize | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 22,966 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 422,924 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 18 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Belmopan |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Belize at 17° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Bahamas bigger than Belize?
- No. Bahamas is 40% smaller than Belize. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Belize covers 22,966 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Belize?
- About 1.7 times: Belize has 1.65× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Belize 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 Belize about 1.1×. 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, Bahamas or Belize?
- Belize: 422,924 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Belize 18 per km².