Bahamas vs China
China is 692 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into China about 692 times.
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Bahamas is 0.0× the area of China. Put the other way, China is 692× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | China | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 9,596,961 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,406,585,000 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Beijing |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 17 |
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; China at 37° N is stretched to 1.56×. 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 China?
- No. Bahamas is 692 times smaller than China. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and China covers 9,596,961 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into China?
- About 692 times: China has 692× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and China 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 China about 1.56×. 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 China?
- China: 1,406,585,000 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², China 147 per km².