Bahamas vs Kiribati
Bahamas is 17.1 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Bahamas about 17 times.
BahamasKiribatiBahamas moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 17.1× the area of Kiribati.
| Bahamas | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 136,488 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Tarawa |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N 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 Kiribati?
- Yes. Bahamas is 17.1 times larger than Kiribati. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Bahamas?
- About 17 times: Bahamas has 17.1× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Bahamas and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 136,488. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².