Bahamas vs Burundi
Burundi is 2.01 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Burundi about 2.0 times.
BahamasBurundiBahamas moved onto Burundi · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.5× the area of Burundi. Put the other way, Burundi is 2.01× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Burundi | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 27,834 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 14,390,003 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 517 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Bujumbura |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern 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; Burundi at 3° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Burundi?
- No. Bahamas is 2.01 times smaller than Burundi. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Burundi covers 27,834 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Burundi?
- About 2.0 times: Burundi has 2.01× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Burundi 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 Burundi about 1.0×. 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 Burundi?
- Burundi: 14,390,003 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Burundi 517 per km².