Bahamas vs Mauritania
Mauritania is 74.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Mauritania about 74 times.
BahamasMauritaniaBahamas moved onto Mauritania · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Mauritania. Put the other way, Mauritania is 74.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Mauritania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,030,700 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,315,065 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 5.2 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Nouakchott |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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; Mauritania at 20° N is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- No. Bahamas is 74.3 times smaller than Mauritania. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Mauritania covers 1,030,700 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Mauritania?
- About 74 times: Mauritania has 74.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Mauritania 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 Mauritania about 1.14×. 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 Mauritania?
- Mauritania: 5,315,065 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Mauritania 5.2 per km².