Bahamas vs Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is 28.2 times larger than Bahamas. Bahamas would fit into Zimbabwe about 28 times.
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Bahamas is 0.04× the area of Zimbabwe. Put the other way, Zimbabwe is 28.2× the size of Bahamas.
| Bahamas | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 13,878 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 403,033 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 29 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Nassau | Harare |
| Region | Caribbean | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- No. Bahamas is 28.2 times smaller than Zimbabwe. Bahamas covers 13,878 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Bahamas fit into Zimbabwe?
- About 28 times: Zimbabwe has 28.2× the area of Bahamas.
- Why do Bahamas and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe: 16,950,795 people against 403,033. Density: Bahamas 29 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².