Bahamas vs Greece
Greece is 9.51 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Greece about 9.5 times.
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Bahamas is 0.11× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 9.51× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Athens |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- No. Bahamas is 9.51 times smaller than Greece. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Greece?
- About 9.5 times: Greece has 9.51× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Greece 79 per km².