How big is Bermuda really?
Bermuda covers 34.57 km² (13 mi²).
- Area
- 34.57 km² (13 mi²)
- Rank by area
- 212 of 219 countries and territories
- Closest in size
- Pitcairn Islands (42.68 km²)
- Population
- 64,000
- People per km²
- 1,851
- Size on a Mercator map
- 1.4 times the real size
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Bermuda vs United States (Contiguous 48)
The larger of the two covers 229,407 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 229,407 times.
| Bermuda | United States (Contiguous 48) | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34.57 km² | 7,930,605 km² |
| Population | 64,000 | 330,211,806 |
| People per km² | 1,851 | 42 |
| Difference in area | 7,930,570 km² | |
Bermuda vs United Kingdom
The larger of the two covers 7,018 times the area of the smaller one, so the smaller one would fit into it 7,018 times.
| Bermuda | United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34.57 km² | 242,602 km² |
| Population | 64,000 | 67,736,802 |
| People per km² | 1,851 | 279 |
| Difference in area | 242,567 km² | |
Bermuda on a Mercator map
Most online maps and many printed world maps use the Mercator projection, which enlarges areas more and more towards the poles. On these maps this outline is drawn 1.4 times larger than its true size.
- Area as drawn on a Mercator map
- 49 km²
- A country that really is about that size
- Pitcairn Islands
Countries closest in size
| Rank | Country | Area | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 209 | Guernsey | 61.81 km² | +79% |
| 210 | San Marino | 61.12 km² | +77% |
| 211 | Pitcairn Islands | 42.68 km² | +23% |
| 212 | Bermuda | 34.57 km² | – |
| 213 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 24.5 km² | -29% |
| 214 | Nauru | 21.72 km² | -37% |
Bermuda: largest regions
| Region | Area | Share of the country |
|---|---|---|
| St. George's | 8.54 km² | 25% |
| Southampton | 6.06 km² | 18% |
| Sandys | 5.87 km² | 17% |
| Warwick | 5.21 km² | 15% |
| Hamilton | 5.16 km² | 15% |
- First-level regions in TrueSize
- 11
Bermuda in history
- First entry on the timeline
- 1511: Bermuda on early European charts
- Border changes on the timeline
- 0
- Largest extent on the timeline
- 54 km² (1511–Today)
| Names on the timeline | Years |
|---|---|
| Somers Isles Company colony with an elected assembly | 1620–1683 |
| English Crown Colony of Bermuda | 1684–1706 |
| British Crown Colony of Bermuda | 1707–1814 |
| British Crown Colony of Bermuda, with Hamilton as capital | 1815–1833 |
| British Crown Colony of Bermuda after emancipation | 1834–1909 |
| British Crown Colony of Bermuda, arms adopted | 1910–1966 |
| British colony of Bermuda with its approved flag | 1967 |
| Bermuda under the 1968 Constitution | 1968–1982 |
| British Dependent Territory of Bermuda | 1983–1994 |
| Bermuda after rejection of independence | 1995–1998 |
| Bermuda with revised coat of arms on its flag | 1999–2001 |
| Bermuda, a self-governing British Overseas Territory | 2002–Today |
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