Bahamas vs Marshall Islands
Bahamas is 76.7 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Bahamas about 77 times.
BahamasMarshall IslandsBahamas moved onto Marshall Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 76.7× the area of Marshall Islands.
| Bahamas | Marshall Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 181 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 36,282 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 200 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Majuro |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Marshall Islands at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 76.7 times larger than Marshall Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Marshall Islands covers 181 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 77 times: Bahamas has 76.7× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Marshall Islands 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 Marshall Islands about 1.02×. 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 Marshall Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 36,282. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Marshall Islands 200 per km².