Bahamas vs Zambia
Zambia is 54.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Zambia about 54 times.
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Bahamas is 0.02× the area of Zambia. Put the other way, Zambia is 54.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Zambia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 752,618 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 21,913,874 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 29 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Lusaka |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Zambia at 13° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- No. Bahamas is 54.2 times smaller than Zambia. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Zambia covers 752,618 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Zambia?
- About 54 times: Zambia has 54.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Zambia 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 Zambia about 1.06×. 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 Zambia?
- Zambia: 21,913,874 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Zambia 29 per km².