Bahamas vs Qatar
Bahamas is 21% larger than Qatar.
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1.21×
Bahamas is 1.21× the area of Qatar.
| Bahamas | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Doha |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Yes. Bahamas is 21% larger than Qatar. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.2 times: Bahamas has 1.21× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Bahamas and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Qatar 260 per km².