Bahamas vs Indonesia
Indonesia is 137 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Indonesia about 137 times.
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Indonesia. Put the other way, Indonesia is 137× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Indonesia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,904,570 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 285,721,236 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 150 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Jakarta |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Indonesia at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- No. Bahamas is 137 times smaller than Indonesia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Indonesia?
- About 137 times: Indonesia has 137× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Indonesia 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 Indonesia about 1.0×. 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 Indonesia?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Indonesia 150 per km².