Bahamas vs Rwanda
Rwanda is 90% larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Rwanda about 1.9 times.
BahamasRwandaBahamas moved onto Rwanda · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.53× the area of Rwanda. Put the other way, Rwanda is 1.9× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Rwanda | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 26,338 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 14,569,341 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 553 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Kigali |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Rwanda at 2° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- No. Bahamas is 47% smaller than Rwanda. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Rwanda covers 26,338 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Rwanda?
- About 1.9 times: Rwanda has 1.9× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Rwanda 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 Rwanda about 1.0×. 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 Rwanda?
- Rwanda: 14,569,341 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Rwanda 553 per km².