Total & land area: Bahamas vs Nauru size comparison [2026]

The Bahamas is 661 times bigger by total area compared to Nauru: 5,358 sq mi vs 8.11 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of the Bahamas is 3,865 sq mi vs 7.72 sq mi for Nauru — a 501 times difference in territory size.

The Bahamas ranks 157/197 by total surface area vs 195/197 for Nauru.
The Bahamas occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.00001% for Nauru.
1.3% of the Bahamas' area is agricultural land vs 20% in Nauru.
The Bahamas has 0.0003% of the world's agricultural land area — Nauru has 0.000008%.
50.9% of the Bahamas is covered by forests, compared to 0% in Nauru.
0.01% of the world's forests are in the Bahamas, and 0% are in Nauru.

True size map comparison: Bahamas vs Nauru

See how the Bahamas and Nauru compare in true size on the map. Drag the outlines to different latitudes to see how the Mercator projection affects their apparent size.

Total size and land area comparison

	Bahamas	Nauru
Total area	5,358 sq mi	8.11 sq mi
Size difference ratio	661	1
Total area rank	157/197	195/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.003%	0.000004%
Land area	3,865 sq mi	7.72 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	501	1
Land area rank	162/197	195/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.00001%
Population	401,283	11,947
Population density	104.7 ppl/mi²	1,568 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bahamas	Nauru
Forest area	1,969 sq mi	0 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	50.9%	0%
Forest area rank	139/196	195/196
World's forests share	0.01%	0%
Agricultural land area	50.2 sq mi	1.54 sq mi
Agricultural land share	1.3%	20%
Agricultural land area rank	176/194	194/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0003%	0.000008%
Arable land	30.9 sq mi	n/a
Arable land share	0.8%	n/a
Arable land area rank	168/191	n/a
Permanent cropland	11.6 sq mi	1.54 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.3%	20%
Permanent cropland area rank	168/192	188/192
Water area	1,493 sq mi	0.39 sq mi
Water as share of total area	27.9%	4.76%
Water area rank	74/197	165/197
Roads length	1,678 mi	18.6 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	0 mi
Coastline length	2,201 mi	18.6 mi
Share of marine protected waters	7.7%	0%

Bahamas vs Nauru size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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