Bahamas vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 23.8 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Malaysia about 24 times.
BahamasMalaysiaBahamas moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 23.8× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Bahamas is 23.8 times smaller than Malaysia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Malaysia?
- About 24 times: Malaysia has 23.8× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².