Bahamas vs Puerto Rico
Bahamas is 52% larger than Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico would fit into Bahamas about 1.5 times.
BahamasPuerto RicoBahamas moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
1.52×
Bahamas is 1.52× the area of Puerto Rico.
| Bahamas | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | San Juan |
| Region | Caribbean | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Yes. Bahamas is 52% larger than Puerto Rico. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Puerto Rico fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.5 times: Bahamas has 1.52× the area of Puerto Rico.
- Why do Bahamas and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².