Bahamas vs Syria
Syria is 13.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Syria about 13 times.
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Bahamas is 0.07× the area of Syria. Put the other way, Syria is 13.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Syria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 185,180 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 25,620,427 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Damascus |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Syria at 35° N is stretched to 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- No. Bahamas is 13.3 times smaller than Syria. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Syria covers 185,180 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Syria?
- About 13 times: Syria has 13.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Syria 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 Syria about 1.49×. 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 Syria?
- Syria: 25,620,427 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Syria 138 per km².