Bahamas vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 33.4 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Papua New Guinea about 33 times.
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Bahamas is 0.03× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 33.4× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Port Moresby |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Bahamas is 33.4 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 33 times: Papua New Guinea has 33.4× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².