Bahamas vs Macao
Bahamas is 121 times larger than Macao. Macao would fit into Bahamas about 121 times.
BahamasMacaoBahamas moved onto Macao · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 121× the area of Macao.
| Bahamas | Macao | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 115 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 685,900 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 5,964 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Macao at 22° N is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Yes. Bahamas is 121 times larger than Macao. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Macao covers 115 km².
- How many times does Macao fit into Bahamas?
- About 121 times: Bahamas has 121× the area of Macao.
- Why do Bahamas and Macao 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 Macao about 1.17×. 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 Macao?
- Macao: 685,900 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Macao 5,964 per km².