Bahamas vs Guyana
Guyana is 15.5 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Guyana about 15 times.
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Bahamas is 0.06× the area of Guyana. Put the other way, Guyana is 15.5× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Guyana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 214,970 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 835,986 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Georgetown |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| 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; Guyana at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- No. Bahamas is 15.5 times smaller than Guyana. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Guyana covers 214,970 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Guyana?
- About 15 times: Guyana has 15.5× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Guyana 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 Guyana about 1.01×. 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 Guyana?
- Guyana: 835,986 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Guyana 3.9 per km².