Bahamas vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 19.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Western Sahara about 19 times.
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Bahamas is 0.05× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 19.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 612,000 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Bahamas is 19.2 times smaller than Western Sahara. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Western Sahara?
- About 19 times: Western Sahara has 19.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².