Bahamas vs Israel
Israel is 50% larger than Bahamas.
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Bahamas is 0.67× the area of Israel. Put the other way, Israel is 1.5× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Israel | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 20,770 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,122,800 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 487 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Israel at 31° N is stretched to 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- No. Bahamas is 33% smaller than Israel. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Israel covers 20,770 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Israel?
- About 1.5 times: Israel has 1.5× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Israel 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 Israel about 1.37×. 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 Israel?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Israel 487 per km².