Bahamas vs Guatemala
Guatemala is 7.85 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Guatemala about 7.8 times.
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Bahamas is 0.13× the area of Guatemala. Put the other way, Guatemala is 7.85× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Guatemala | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 108,889 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 18,687,881 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 172 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Guatemala City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| 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; Guatemala at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- No. Bahamas is 7.85 times smaller than Guatemala. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Guatemala covers 108,889 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Guatemala?
- About 7.8 times: Guatemala has 7.85× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Guatemala 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 Guatemala about 1.08×. 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 Guatemala?
- Guatemala: 18,687,881 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Guatemala 172 per km².