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

Sweden is 32.2 times bigger by total area compared to the Bahamas: 172,752 sq mi vs 5,358 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Sweden is 157,248 sq mi vs 3,865 sq mi for the Bahamas — a 40.7 times difference in territory size.

The Bahamas ranks 157/197 by total surface area vs 56/197 for Sweden.
The Bahamas occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.27% for Sweden.
1.3% of the Bahamas' area is agricultural land vs 7.32% in Sweden.
The Bahamas has 0.0003% of the world's agricultural land area — Sweden has 0.06%.
50.9% of the Bahamas is covered by forests, compared to 68.7% in Sweden.
0.01% of the world's forests are in the Bahamas, and 0.69% are in Sweden.

True size map comparison: Bahamas vs Sweden

See how the Bahamas and Sweden 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	Sweden
Total area	5,358 sq mi	172,752 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	32.2
Total area rank	157/197	56/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.003%	0.09%
Land area	3,865 sq mi	157,248 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	40.7
Land area rank	162/197	58/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.27%
Population	401,283	10,569,709
Population density	104.7 ppl/mi²	67.8 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bahamas	Sweden
Forest area	1,969 sq mi	108,031 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	50.9%	68.7%
Forest area rank	139/196	21/196
World's forests share	0.01%	0.69%
Agricultural land area	50.2 sq mi	11,514 sq mi
Agricultural land share	1.3%	7.32%
Agricultural land area rank	176/194	104/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0003%	0.06%
Arable land	30.9 sq mi	9,753 sq mi
Arable land share	0.8%	6.2%
Arable land area rank	168/191	74/191
Permanent cropland	11.6 sq mi	11.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.3%	0.007%
Permanent cropland area rank	168/192	171/192
Water area	1,493 sq mi	15,504 sq mi
Water as share of total area	27.9%	8.97%
Water area rank	74/197	15/197
Roads length	1,678 mi	356,129 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	1,374 mi
Coastline length	2,201 mi	2,000 mi
Share of marine protected waters	7.7%	16%

Bahamas vs Sweden size on the map

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

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