Bahamas vs Egypt
Egypt is 72.8 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Egypt about 73 times.
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Egypt. Put the other way, Egypt is 72.8× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Egypt | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,010,408 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 118,365,995 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Cairo |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Egypt at 26° N is stretched to 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- No. Bahamas is 72.8 times smaller than Egypt. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Egypt covers 1,010,408 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Egypt?
- About 73 times: Egypt has 72.8× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Egypt 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 Egypt about 1.25×. 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 Egypt?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Egypt 117 per km².