Bahamas vs Botswana
Botswana is 41.9 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Botswana about 42 times.
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 41.9× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Gaborone |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- No. Bahamas is 41.9 times smaller than Botswana. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Botswana?
- About 42 times: Botswana has 41.9× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Botswana 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 Botswana about 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².