Bahamas vs Central African Republic
Central African Republic is 44.9 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Central African Republic about 45 times.
BahamasCentral African RepublicBahamas moved onto Central African Republic · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Central African Republic. Put the other way, Central African Republic is 44.9× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Central African Republic | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 622,984 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,513,282 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 8.8 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Bangui |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Central African Republic at 7° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- No. Bahamas is 44.9 times smaller than Central African Republic. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Central African Republic covers 622,984 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Central African Republic?
- About 45 times: Central African Republic has 44.9× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic about 1.01×. 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 Central African Republic?
- Central African Republic: 5,513,282 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Central African Republic 8.8 per km².