Bahamas vs Vanuatu
Bahamas is 14% larger than Vanuatu.
BahamasVanuatuBahamas moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
1.14×
Bahamas is 1.14× the area of Vanuatu.
| Bahamas | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 335,169 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Bahamas is 14% larger than Vanuatu. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Bahamas?
- About 1.1 times: Bahamas has 1.14× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Bahamas and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Bahamas: 403,033 people against 335,169. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².