Bahamas vs Saint Barthélemy
Bahamas is 578 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Bahamas about 578 times.
BahamasSaint BarthélemyBahamas moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 578× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Bahamas | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 10,124 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Bahamas is 578 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Bahamas?
- About 578 times: Bahamas has 578× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Bahamas and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 10,124. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².