Bahamas vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 52% larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into El Salvador about 1.5 times.
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Bahamas is 0.66× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 1.52× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | San Salvador |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. Bahamas is 34% smaller than El Salvador. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into El Salvador?
- About 1.5 times: El Salvador has 1.52× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².