Bahamas vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 8% larger than Bahamas.
BahamasTimor-LesteBahamas moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.93× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.08× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Dili |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Bahamas is 7% smaller than Timor-Leste. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.1 times: Timor-Leste has 1.08× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste: 1,418,517 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².