Bahamas vs Montserrat
Bahamas is 136 times larger than Montserrat. Montserrat would fit into Bahamas about 136 times.
BahamasMontserratBahamas moved onto Montserrat · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 136× the area of Montserrat.
| Bahamas | Montserrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 102 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,440 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Brades |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Montserrat at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Yes. Bahamas is 136 times larger than Montserrat. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Montserrat covers 102 km².
- How many times does Montserrat fit into Bahamas?
- About 136 times: Bahamas has 136× the area of Montserrat.
- Why do Bahamas and Montserrat 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 Montserrat about 1.09×. 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 Montserrat?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 5,440. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Montserrat 53 per km².