Bahamas vs Congo
Congo is 24.6 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Congo about 25 times.
BahamasCongoBahamas moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 24.6× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Brazzaville |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle Africa |
| 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; Congo at 1° 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 Congo?
- No. Bahamas is 24.6 times smaller than Congo. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Congo?
- About 25 times: Congo has 24.6× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Congo 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 Congo 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 Congo?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Congo 19 per km².