Bahamas vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 46.4 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into South Sudan about 46 times.
BahamasSouth SudanBahamas moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Bahamas is 0.02× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 46.4× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Juba |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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 Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- No. Bahamas is 46.4 times smaller than South Sudan. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into South Sudan?
- About 46 times: South Sudan has 46.4× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and South Sudan 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 Sudan about 1.02×. 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 Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².