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

Zambia is 54.2 times bigger by total area compared to the Bahamas: 290,587 sq mi vs 5,358 sq mi. Without inland water, the land area of Zambia is 287,024 sq mi vs 3,865 sq mi for the Bahamas — a 74.3 times difference in territory size.

The Bahamas ranks 157/197 by total surface area vs 38/197 for Zambia.
The Bahamas occupies 0.007% of the land mass of all countries, compared with 0.5% for Zambia.
1.3% of the Bahamas' area is agricultural land vs 32.1% in Zambia.
The Bahamas has 0.0003% of the world's agricultural land area — Zambia has 0.5%.
50.9% of the Bahamas is covered by forests, compared to 59.5% in Zambia.
0.01% of the world's forests are in the Bahamas, and 1.1% are in Zambia.

True size map comparison: Bahamas vs Zambia

See how the Bahamas and Zambia 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	Zambia
Total area	5,358 sq mi	290,587 sq mi
Size difference ratio	1	54.2
Total area rank	157/197	38/197
Share of all countries' surface area	0.003%	0.15%
Land area	3,865 sq mi	287,024 sq mi
Land area difference ratio	1	74.3
Land area rank	162/197	37/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.007%	0.5%
Population	401,283	21,314,956
Population density	104.7 ppl/mi²	78.5 ppl/mi²

Surface area by type

	Bahamas	Zambia
Forest area	1,969 sq mi	170,848 sq mi
Forest area as share of land	50.9%	59.5%
Forest area rank	139/196	17/196
World's forests share	0.01%	1.1%
Agricultural land area	50.2 sq mi	92,043 sq mi
Agricultural land share	1.3%	32.1%
Agricultural land area rank	176/194	47/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.0003%	0.5%
Arable land	30.9 sq mi	14,672 sq mi
Arable land share	0.8%	5.11%
Arable land area rank	168/191	62/191
Permanent cropland	11.6 sq mi	150.6 sq mi
Permanent cropland share	0.3%	0.05%
Permanent cropland area rank	168/192	130/192
Water area	1,493 sq mi	3,563 sq mi
Water as share of total area	27.9%	1.23%
Water area rank	74/197	48/197
Roads length	1,678 mi	42,049 mi
Land borders length	0 mi	3,755 mi
Coastline length	2,201 mi	0 mi
Share of marine protected waters	7.7%	n/a

Bahamas vs Zambia size on the map

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

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