Bahamas vs Cyprus
Bahamas is 50% larger than Cyprus. Cyprus would fit into Bahamas about 1.5 times.
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1.5×
Bahamas is 1.5× the area of Cyprus.
| Bahamas | Cyprus | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 9,242 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,370,754 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 148 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Nicosia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Cyprus at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Yes. Bahamas is 50% larger than Cyprus. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Cyprus covers 9,242 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.5 times: Bahamas has 1.5× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Bahamas and Cyprus 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 Cyprus about 1.49×. 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 Cyprus?
- Cyprus: 1,370,754 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Cyprus 148 per km².