Bahamas vs Saint Helena
Bahamas is 35.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Saint Helena would fit into Bahamas about 35 times.
BahamasSaint HelenaBahamas moved onto Saint Helena · Equal-area projection
35.2×
Bahamas is 35.2× the area of Saint Helena.
| Bahamas | Saint Helena | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 394 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,633 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 14 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Jamestown |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| 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 Helena at 12° S is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Yes. Bahamas is 35.2 times larger than Saint Helena. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Saint Helena covers 394 km².
- How many times does Saint Helena fit into Bahamas?
- About 35 times: Bahamas has 35.2× the area of Saint Helena.
- Why do Bahamas and Saint Helena 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 Helena about 1.05×. 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 Helena?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 5,633. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Saint Helena 14 per km².