Bahamas vs Philippines
Philippines is 24.7 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Philippines about 25 times.
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0.04×
Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Philippines. Put the other way, Philippines is 24.7× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 343,448 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 116,786,962 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 340 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Manila |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Philippines at 12° N is stretched to 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- No. Bahamas is 24.7 times smaller than Philippines. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Philippines covers 343,448 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Philippines?
- About 25 times: Philippines has 24.7× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Philippines 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 Philippines about 1.04×. 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 Philippines?
- Philippines: 116,786,962 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Philippines 340 per km².