Bahamas vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 2.6 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 2.6 times.
BahamasGuinea-BissauBahamas moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.38×
Bahamas is 0.38× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 2.6× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- No. Bahamas is 2.6 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 2.6 times: Guinea-Bissau has 2.6× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Guinea-Bissau 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-Bissau about 1.05×. 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-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².