Bahamas vs Eswatini
Eswatini is 25% larger than Bahamas.
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Bahamas is 0.8× the area of Eswatini. Put the other way, Eswatini is 1.25× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Eswatini | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 17,364 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,256,174 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 72 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Mbabane |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Eswatini at 27° S 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 Eswatini?
- No. Bahamas is 20% smaller than Eswatini. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Eswatini covers 17,364 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.3 times: Eswatini has 1.25× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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 Eswatini?
- Eswatini: 1,256,174 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Eswatini 72 per km².