Bahamas vs Portugal
Portugal is 6.65 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Portugal about 6.6 times.
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Bahamas is 0.15× the area of Portugal. Put the other way, Portugal is 6.65× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Portugal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 92,225 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,804,871 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 117 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Lisbon |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| 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; Portugal at 40° N is stretched to 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- No. Bahamas is 6.65 times smaller than Portugal. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Portugal covers 92,225 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Portugal?
- About 6.6 times: Portugal has 6.65× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Portugal 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 Portugal about 1.68×. 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 Portugal?
- Portugal: 10,804,871 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Portugal 117 per km².