Bahamas vs Mexico
Mexico is 142 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Mexico about 142 times.
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 142× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Mexico City |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| 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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Bahamas is 142 times smaller than Mexico. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Mexico?
- About 142 times: Mexico has 142× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Mexico 67 per km².