Bahamas vs Gabon
Gabon is 19.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Gabon about 19 times.
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Bahamas is 0.05× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 19.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Libreville |
| Region | Caribbean | Middle 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; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- No. Bahamas is 19.3 times smaller than Gabon. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Gabon?
- About 19 times: Gabon has 19.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Gabon 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 Gabon about 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².