Bahamas vs Tajikistan

Tajikistan is 10.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Tajikistan about 10 times.

BahamasTajikistanBahamas moved onto Tajikistan · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.1× the area of Tajikistan. Put the other way, Tajikistan is 10.3× the size of Bahamas.
BahamasTajikistan
Area13,878 km²143,100 km²
Population403,03310,786,734
Density29 / km²75 / km²
CapitalNassauDushanbe
RegionCaribbeanCentral Asia
CoastlineHas a coastLandlocked
Neighbours04

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; Tajikistan at 39° N is stretched to 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
No. Bahamas is 10.3 times smaller than Tajikistan. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Tajikistan covers 143,100 km².
How many times does Bahamas fit into Tajikistan?
About 10 times: Tajikistan has 10.3× the area of Bahamas.
Why do Bahamas and Tajikistan 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 Tajikistan about 1.63×. 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 Tajikistan?
Tajikistan: 10,786,734 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Tajikistan 75 per km².