Bahamas vs Turkey
Turkey is 56.5 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Turkey about 56 times.
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 56.5× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Ankara |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Bahamas is 56.5 times smaller than Turkey. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Turkey?
- About 56 times: Turkey has 56.5× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Turkey 110 per km².