Bahamas vs Uruguay
Uruguay is 12.7 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Uruguay about 13 times.
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Bahamas is 0.08× the area of Uruguay. Put the other way, Uruguay is 12.7× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Uruguay | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 176,215 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 3,384,688 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Montevideo |
| Region | Caribbean | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Uruguay at 33° S is stretched to 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- No. Bahamas is 12.7 times smaller than Uruguay. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Uruguay covers 176,215 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Uruguay?
- About 13 times: Uruguay has 12.7× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Uruguay 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 Uruguay about 1.42×. 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 Uruguay?
- Uruguay: 3,384,688 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Uruguay 19 per km².