Bahamas vs Serbia
Serbia is 6.38 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Serbia about 6.4 times.
BahamasSerbiaBahamas moved onto Serbia · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.16× the area of Serbia. Put the other way, Serbia is 6.38× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Serbia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 88,499 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 6,549,143 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Belgrade |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Serbia at 44° N is stretched to 1.95×. That difference is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. 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 Serbia?
- No. Bahamas is 6.38 times smaller than Serbia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Serbia covers 88,499 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Serbia?
- About 6.4 times: Serbia has 6.38× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Serbia 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 Serbia about 1.95×. That is why Serbia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Serbia?
- Serbia: 6,549,143 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Serbia 74 per km².