Bahamas vs Ghana
Ghana is 17.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Ghana about 17 times.
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Bahamas is 0.06× the area of Ghana. Put the other way, Ghana is 17.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Ghana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 238,535 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 35,064,272 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 147 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Accra |
| Region | Caribbean | Western 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; Ghana at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- No. Bahamas is 17.2 times smaller than Ghana. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Ghana covers 238,535 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Ghana?
- About 17 times: Ghana has 17.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Ghana 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 Ghana about 1.02×. 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 Ghana?
- Ghana: 35,064,272 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Ghana 147 per km².