Bahamas vs Kuwait
Kuwait is 28% larger than Bahamas.
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Bahamas is 0.78× the area of Kuwait. Put the other way, Kuwait is 1.28× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Kuwait City |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- No. Bahamas is 22% smaller than Kuwait. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Kuwait?
- About 1.3 times: Kuwait has 1.28× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Kuwait 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 Kuwait about 1.32×. 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 Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².