Bahamas vs Paraguay
Paraguay is 29.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Paraguay about 29 times.
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Bahamas is 0.03× the area of Paraguay. Put the other way, Paraguay is 29.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Paraguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 406,756 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 7,013,078 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 17 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Asuncion |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Paraguay at 23° S is stretched to 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- No. Bahamas is 29.3 times smaller than Paraguay. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Paraguay covers 406,756 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Paraguay?
- About 29 times: Paraguay has 29.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Paraguay 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 Paraguay about 1.18×. 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 Paraguay?
- Paraguay: 7,013,078 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Paraguay 17 per km².