Bahamas vs Vietnam
Vietnam is 23.9 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Vietnam about 24 times.
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Vietnam. Put the other way, Vietnam is 23.9× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Vietnam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 331,690 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 101,598,527 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 306 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Hanoi |
| Region | Caribbean | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Vietnam at 17° N is stretched to 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- No. Bahamas is 23.9 times smaller than Vietnam. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Vietnam covers 331,690 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Vietnam?
- About 24 times: Vietnam has 23.9× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Vietnam 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 Vietnam about 1.09×. 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam: 101,598,527 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Vietnam 306 per km².