Bahamas vs Laos
Laos is 17.1 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Laos about 17 times.
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Bahamas is 0.06× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 17.1× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Vientiane |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Bahamas is 17.1 times smaller than Laos. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Laos?
- About 17 times: Laos has 17.1× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Laos 33 per km².