Bahamas vs Moldova
Moldova is 2.44 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Moldova about 2.4 times.
BahamasMoldovaBahamas moved onto Moldova · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.41× the area of Moldova. Put the other way, Moldova is 2.44× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Moldova | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 33,844 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,360,527 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 70 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Chisinau |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Moldova at 47° N is stretched to 2.17×. That difference is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. 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 Moldova?
- No. Bahamas is 2.44 times smaller than Moldova. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Moldova covers 33,844 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Moldova?
- About 2.4 times: Moldova has 2.44× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Moldova 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 Moldova about 2.17×. That is why Moldova looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Moldova?
- Moldova: 2,360,527 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Moldova 70 per km².