Bahamas vs Eritrea
Eritrea is 8.47 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Eritrea about 8.5 times.
BahamasEritreaBahamas moved onto Eritrea · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.12× the area of Eritrea. Put the other way, Eritrea is 8.47× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Eritrea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 117,600 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 3,607,003 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Asmara |
| 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; Eritrea at 15° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- No. Bahamas is 8.47 times smaller than Eritrea. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Eritrea covers 117,600 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Eritrea?
- About 8.5 times: Eritrea has 8.47× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Eritrea 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 Eritrea about 1.08×. 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 Eritrea?
- Eritrea: 3,607,003 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Eritrea 31 per km².