Bahamas vs Japan
Japan is 27.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Japan about 27 times.
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 27.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Tokyo |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Bahamas is 27.2 times smaller than Japan. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Japan?
- About 27 times: Japan has 27.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Japan 326 per km².