East Timor is 1.20× the size of Bahamas
East Timor covers about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²) and Bahamas about 12,600 km² (4,870 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 15,100km²East Timor
- 12,600km²Bahamas
200 km
- East Timor
- Bahamas
What fits
- Bahamas is 84% of the size of East Timor.
- East Timor is larger by 2,480 km² (957 mi²), which is 20% of the area of Bahamas.
- Measured in Belgiums: East Timor is about 0.49, Bahamas about 0.41.
How they differ
- East Timor also has the larger population: 1.4 million against 399,000, 3.51× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 93 in East Timor against 32 in Bahamas: East Timor is 2.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 17,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: East Timor at 9°S is drawn about 1.0× too large and Bahamas at 24°N about 1.2×, so the map shows East Timor as 1.02× the size of Bahamas instead of 1.20×.
- Together East Timor and Bahamas cover 27,700 km², close to the size of Solomon Islands (27,200 km², 1.8% smaller).
- The gap between them, 2,480 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At Bahamas's density, East Timor would have 478,000 people (it has 1.4 million). At East Timor's density, Bahamas would have 1.2 million (it has 399,000).
- Bahamas's centre is 33.0° of latitude, about 3,670 km, farther north than East Timor's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | East Timor | 1.20× |
| More people | East Timor | 3.51× |
| More crowded | East Timor | 2.93× |
| Farther north | Bahamas | 33.0° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Bahamas | 1.2× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | East Timor | Bahamas |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.49× | 0.41× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.06× | 0.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.04× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.04× | 0.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.02× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 209 | 1 in 250 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 562 | 1 in 672 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 626 | 1 in 750 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 1,126 | 1 in 1,347 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| East Timor | Bahamas | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² | 12,600 km²4,870 mi² |
| Population | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 | 399,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 93 per km² | 32 per km² |
| Official area | 14,900 km²Wikidata | 13,900 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Dili | Nassau |
| Latitude range | 10°S to 8°S | 21°N to 27°N |
| Continent | Asia | North America |
Population: Wikidata 2024 and Wikidata 2023, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 14,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11