Bahamas vs Niue
Bahamas is 53.4 times larger than Niue. Niue would fit into Bahamas about 53 times.
BahamasNiueBahamas moved onto Niue · Equal-area projection
53.4×
Bahamas is 53.4× the area of Niue.
| Bahamas | Niue | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 260 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,821 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 7.0 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Alofi |
| Region | Caribbean | Polynesia |
| 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; Niue at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Yes. Bahamas is 53.4 times larger than Niue. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Niue covers 260 km².
- How many times does Niue fit into Bahamas?
- About 53 times: Bahamas has 53.4× the area of Niue.
- Why do Bahamas and Niue 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 Niue about 1.12×. 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 Niue?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 1,821. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Niue 7.0 per km².