Bahamas vs Nicaragua
Nicaragua is 8.67 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Nicaragua about 8.7 times.
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Bahamas is 0.12× the area of Nicaragua. Put the other way, Nicaragua is 8.67× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Nicaragua | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 120,340 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 7,007,502 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 58 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Managua |
| Region | Caribbean | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Nicaragua at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- No. Bahamas is 8.67 times smaller than Nicaragua. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Nicaragua covers 120,340 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Nicaragua?
- About 8.7 times: Nicaragua has 8.67× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua about 1.05×. 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 Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua: 7,007,502 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Nicaragua 58 per km².