Bahamas vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 35.4 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Turkmenistan about 35 times.
BahamasTurkmenistanBahamas moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.03× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 35.4× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Ashgabat |
| Region | Caribbean | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Bahamas is 35.4 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 35 times: Turkmenistan has 35.4× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².