Bahamas vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 3.69 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Costa Rica about 3.7 times.
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Bahamas is 0.27× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 3.69× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | San Jose |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Costa Rica at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- No. Bahamas is 3.69 times smaller than Costa Rica. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Costa Rica?
- About 3.7 times: Costa Rica has 3.69× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica about 1.03×. 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 Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².