Bahamas vs Guinea
Guinea is 17.7 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Guinea about 18 times.
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Bahamas is 0.06× the area of Guinea. Put the other way, Guinea is 17.7× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 245,857 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 15,099,727 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 61 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Conakry |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; Guinea at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- No. Bahamas is 17.7 times smaller than Guinea. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Guinea covers 245,857 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Guinea?
- About 18 times: Guinea has 17.7× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Guinea 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 Guinea about 1.03×. 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 Guinea?
- Guinea: 15,099,727 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Guinea 61 per km².