Bahamas vs Lithuania
Lithuania is 4.71 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Lithuania about 4.7 times.
BahamasLithuaniaBahamas moved onto Lithuania · Equal-area projection
0.21×
Bahamas is 0.21× the area of Lithuania. Put the other way, Lithuania is 4.71× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Lithuania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 65,300 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,888,774 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Vilnius |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Lithuania at 55° N is stretched to 3.09×. That difference is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. 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 Lithuania?
- No. Bahamas is 4.71 times smaller than Lithuania. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Lithuania covers 65,300 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Lithuania?
- About 4.7 times: Lithuania has 4.71× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Lithuania 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 Lithuania about 3.09×. That is why Lithuania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Lithuania?
- Lithuania: 2,888,774 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Lithuania 44 per km².