Bahamas vs Estonia
Estonia is 3.27 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Estonia about 3.3 times.
BahamasEstoniaBahamas moved onto Estonia · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.31× the area of Estonia. Put the other way, Estonia is 3.27× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Estonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 45,335 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,366,475 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 30 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Tallinn |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| 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; Estonia at 59° N is stretched to 3.7×. That difference is why Estonia 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 Estonia?
- No. Bahamas is 3.27 times smaller than Estonia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Estonia covers 45,335 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Estonia?
- About 3.3 times: Estonia has 3.27× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Estonia 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 Estonia about 3.7×. That is why Estonia 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 Estonia?
- Estonia: 1,366,475 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Estonia 30 per km².