Bahamas vs South Africa
South Africa is 88.0 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into South Africa about 88 times.
BahamasSouth AfricaBahamas moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 88.0× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Pretoria |
| Region | Caribbean | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Bahamas is 88.0 times smaller than South Africa. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into South Africa?
- About 88 times: South Africa has 88.0× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², South Africa 53 per km².