Bahamas vs Cuba
Cuba is 7.92 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Cuba about 7.9 times.
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Bahamas is 0.13× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 7.92× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Havana |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- No. Bahamas is 7.92 times smaller than Cuba. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Cuba?
- About 7.9 times: Cuba has 7.92× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Cuba 100 per km².