Bahamas vs Chile
Chile is 54.5 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Chile about 54 times.
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Chile. Put the other way, Chile is 54.5× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Chile | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 756,102 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 19,859,921 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 26 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Santiago |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Chile at 36° S is stretched to 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- No. Bahamas is 54.5 times smaller than Chile. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Chile covers 756,102 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Chile?
- About 54 times: Chile has 54.5× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Chile 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 Chile about 1.53×. 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 Chile?
- Chile: 19,859,921 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Chile 26 per km².