Bahamas vs Liberia
Liberia is 8.02 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Liberia about 8.0 times.
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Bahamas is 0.12× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 8.02× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Monrovia |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- No. Bahamas is 8.02 times smaller than Liberia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Liberia?
- About 8.0 times: Liberia has 8.02× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Liberia 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 Liberia about 1.01×. 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 Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Liberia 51 per km².