Bahamas vs Djibouti
Djibouti is 67% larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Djibouti about 1.7 times.
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Bahamas is 0.6× the area of Djibouti. Put the other way, Djibouti is 1.67× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Djibouti | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 23,200 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,184,076 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Djibouti |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Djibouti at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- No. Bahamas is 40% smaller than Djibouti. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Djibouti covers 23,200 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Djibouti?
- About 1.7 times: Djibouti has 1.67× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Djibouti 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 Djibouti about 1.04×. 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 Djibouti?
- Djibouti: 1,184,076 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Djibouti 51 per km².