Bahamas vs Ukraine
Ukraine is 43.5 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Ukraine about 43 times.
BahamasUkraineBahamas moved onto Ukraine · Equal-area projection
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Ukraine. Put the other way, Ukraine is 43.5× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Ukraine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 603,550 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 38,980,376 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 65 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Kiev |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 7 |
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; Ukraine at 49° N is stretched to 2.34×. That difference is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahamas. 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 Ukraine?
- No. Bahamas is 43.5 times smaller than Ukraine. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Ukraine covers 603,550 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Ukraine?
- About 43 times: Ukraine has 43.5× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Ukraine 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 Ukraine about 2.34×. That is why Ukraine looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahamas. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahamas or Ukraine?
- Ukraine: 38,980,376 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Ukraine 65 per km².