Bahamas is 1.04× the size of Île-de-France

Bahamas (North America) covers about 12,600 km² (4,870 mi²) and Île-de-France (region of France) about 12,100 km² (4,670 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

12,600km²Bahamas
12,100km²Île-de-France

200 km

Bahamas
Île-de-France

What fits

Île-de-France is 96% of the size of Bahamas.
Bahamas is larger by 498 km² (192 mi²), which is 4.1% of the area of Île-de-France.
Measured in Belgiums: Bahamas is about 0.41, Île-de-France about 0.39.

How they differ

Bahamas is larger, but Île-de-France has the larger population: 12.4 million against 399,000, 31.0× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 1,023 in Île-de-France against 32 in Bahamas: Île-de-France is 32.3× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 7,230 km apart.
On a standard web map Île-de-France looks larger than Bahamas: Bahamas at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Île-de-France at 49°N about 2.3×, so the map shows Île-de-France as 1.83× the size of Bahamas, when Bahamas is 1.04× the size of Île-de-France.
Together Bahamas and Île-de-France cover 24,700 km², close to the size of Rwanda (25,300 km², 2.4% bigger).
The gap between them, 498 km², is about the size of Palau (492 km²).
At Île-de-France's density, Bahamas would have 12.9 million people (it has 399,000). At Bahamas's density, Île-de-France would have 384,000 (it has 12.4 million).
Île-de-France's centre is 24.5° of latitude, about 2,720 km, farther north than Bahamas's.
Bahamas ranks 162nd of 246 countries and territories by area.
Île-de-France is the 13th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 1.9% of its area; it is the most densely populated of them.
Île-de-France lies about 24° of latitude (roughly 2,720 km) north of Bahamas.
Shared out evenly, each person in Bahamas would have about 31,550 m² and each person in Île-de-France about 980 m².
Laid side by side, Bahamas and Île-de-France would cover 24,700 km², about the same size as Rwanda.
Together they have 12.8 million people, about as many people as South Sudan.
Counted as a country, Île-de-France would rank 163rd by area and 79th by population.

Side by side

	Bahamas	Île-de-France
Is a	CountryNorth America	RegionFrance
Area, measured	12,600 km²4,870 mi²	12,100 km²4,670 mi²
Official area	13,900 km²Wikidata	12,000 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	161st of 239worldwide	13th of 18in France
Population	399,000Wikidata, 2023	12.4 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	176th of 237worldwide	1st of 18in France
Density	32 per km²	1,023 per km²
Capital	Nassau	Paris
Latitude range	21°N to 27°N	48°N to 49°N

Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Our measured 12,600 km² is 9.2% below Wikidata's official figure of 13,900 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
Wikidata's official figure of 12,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 12,100 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain. The outline of Île-de-France is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-12

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