Bahamas vs Palestine
Bahamas is 69% larger than Palestine. Palestine would fit into Bahamas about 1.7 times.
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1.69×
Bahamas is 1.69× the area of Palestine.
| Bahamas | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Yes. Bahamas is 69% larger than Palestine. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.7 times: Bahamas has 1.69× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Bahamas and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Palestine 659 per km².