Bahamas vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 3.53 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Slovakia about 3.5 times.
BahamasSlovakiaBahamas moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.28× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 3.53× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Bratislava |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- No. Bahamas is 3.53 times smaller than Slovakia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Slovakia?
- About 3.5 times: Slovakia has 3.53× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia 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 Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².