Bahamas vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 23.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 23 times.
BahamasCôte d'IvoireBahamas moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 23.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Bahamas is 23.2 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 23 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 23.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².