Bahamas vs Colombia
Colombia is 82.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Colombia about 82 times.
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Colombia. Put the other way, Colombia is 82.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Colombia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,141,748 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 53,425,635 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 47 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Bogota |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Colombia at 4° N 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 Colombia?
- No. Bahamas is 82.3 times smaller than Colombia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Colombia covers 1,141,748 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Colombia?
- About 82 times: Colombia has 82.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Colombia 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 Colombia 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 Colombia?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Colombia 47 per km².