Bahamas vs Czechia
Czechia is 5.68 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Czechia about 5.7 times.
BahamasCzechiaBahamas moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.18× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 5.68× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Prague |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. That difference is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. 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 Czechia?
- No. Bahamas is 5.68 times smaller than Czechia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Czechia?
- About 5.7 times: Czechia has 5.68× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. That is why Czechia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Czechia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Czechia 138 per km².