Bahamas vs Falkland Islands
Bahamas is 14% larger than Falkland Islands.
BahamasFalkland IslandsBahamas moved onto Falkland Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 1.14× the area of Falkland Islands.
 Bahamas |  Falkland Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaBahamas: 1.14× the area | 13,878 km²#157 of 194 | 12,200 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationBahamas: 88.6× the population | 403,033#171 of 194 · 2025 | 4,5502018 |
| DensityBahamas: 77.9× the density | 29 / km²#154 of 194 | 0.37 / km² |
| Urban population | 81%#38 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 1.37 per woman#162 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.44%#134 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 10.8 per 1,000#129 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 8.8 per 1,000#57 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 17.5%#135 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 12.1%#71 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | +2.3 per 1,000#36 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 3.96 per 1,000#32 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 74.7 years#87 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 11.1 per 1,000 births#104 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.820#65 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $37,020#31 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| GDP | $15.83B2024 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $41,258#55 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| GDP growth | +3.4%#89 of 187 · 2024 | — |
| Inflation | +1.1%#138 of 176 · 2025 | — |
| Unemployment | 9.2%#39 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 0.8% of jobs#175 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 14.8% of jobs#138 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 84.4% of jobs#5 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 1.5% of GDP#110 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Exports | 37.8% of GDP#78 of 168 · 2024 | — |
| Internet users | 93%#41 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 97 per 100#133 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 51% of land#46 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 3.64 t a year#71 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 1.1%#173 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 5.3 µg/m³#181 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 34.6% of land#24 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Arable land | 0.8% of land#173 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,292 mm#70 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.02#33 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +1.04#32 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Homicide rate | 32.2 per 100,000#9 of 146 · 2022 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of United Kingdom |
| Government | Constitutional monarchyparliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK |
| Capital | Nassau | Stanley |
| Currency | Bahamian dollar (BSD) | Falkland Islands pound (FKP) |
| Official languages | English | British English |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC−5, summer time UTC−4 | UTC−3 |
| Calling code | +1 242 | +500 |
| Region | Caribbean, North America | South America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
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; Falkland Islands at 52° S is stretched to 2.61×. That difference is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 14% larger than Falkland Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km².
- How many times does Falkland Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.1 times: Bahamas has 1.14× the area of Falkland Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands about 2.61×. That is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 4,550. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Falkland Islands 0.37 per km².
- What kind of government do Bahamas and Falkland Islands have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Bahamas: constitutional monarchy; Falkland Islands: dependent territory.