Bahamas vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 2.61 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Taiwan about 2.6 times.
BahamasTaiwanBahamas moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.38×
Bahamas is 0.38× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 2.61× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Taipei |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Bahamas is 2.61 times smaller than Taiwan. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Taiwan?
- About 2.6 times: Taiwan has 2.61× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².