Bahamas vs Montenegro
Montenegro and Bahamas are almost exactly the same size.
BahamasMontenegroBahamas moved onto Montenegro · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 1.0× the area of Montenegro. Put the other way, Montenegro is 1.0× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 13,883 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 623,129 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 45 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Podgorica |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Montenegro at 43° N is stretched to 1.86×. That difference is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- No. Bahamas and Montenegro are almost exactly the same size. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Montenegro covers 13,883 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Montenegro?
- About 1.0 times: Montenegro has 1.0× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Montenegro 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 Montenegro about 1.86×. That is why Montenegro 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 Montenegro?
- Montenegro: 623,129 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Montenegro 45 per km².