Bahamas vs Senegal
Senegal is 14.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Senegal about 14 times.
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0.07×
Bahamas is 0.07× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 14.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Dakar |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Bahamas is 14.2 times smaller than Senegal. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Senegal?
- About 14 times: Senegal has 14.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Senegal 96 per km².