Bahamas vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 66.6 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Nigeria about 67 times.
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 66.6× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Abuja |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Bahamas is 66.6 times smaller than Nigeria. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Nigeria?
- About 67 times: Nigeria has 66.6× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².