Bahamas vs Northern Mariana Islands
Bahamas is 29.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Bahamas about 30 times.
BahamasNorthern Mariana IslandsBahamas moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 29.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Bahamas | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 43,541 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Saipan |
| Region | Caribbean | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Bahamas is 29.9 times larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Bahamas?
- About 30 times: Bahamas has 29.9× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Bahamas and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 43,541. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².