Bahamas vs South Korea
South Korea is 7.23 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into South Korea about 7.2 times.
BahamasSouth KoreaBahamas moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.14× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 7.23× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Seoul |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Bahamas is 7.23 times smaller than South Korea. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into South Korea?
- About 7.2 times: South Korea has 7.23× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², South Korea 515 per km².