Bahamas vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 68.3 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Tanzania about 68 times.
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Bahamas is 0.01× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 68.3× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Dodoma |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- No. Bahamas is 68.3 times smaller than Tanzania. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Tanzania?
- About 68 times: Tanzania has 68.3× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Tanzania 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 Tanzania about 1.01×. 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².