New Jersey is a state located in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States of America, whereas the Bahamas is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between New Jersey and the Bahamas regarding various aspects.
Size
Is New Jersey bigger than the Bahamas?
The total area of New Jersey is 8722.58 sq mi, and the total area of the Bahamas is 5,358 sq mi. New Jersey is bigger than the Bahamas by 3,364.58 sq mi. New Jersey is around 1.63 times bigger than the Bahamas.
Area of New Jersey: 8722.58 sq mi ( 22,591.38 km2 )
Area of the Bahamas: 5,358 sq mi ( 13,878 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of New Jersey as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 9,267,130.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of the Bahamas as of 2020, was estimated to be around 393,248.
Here is some more data comparison between New Jersey and the Bahamas.
The capital city of New Jersey is Trenton and the capital city of the Bahamas is Nassau.
Official Languages
New Jersey: None
The Bahamas: English
Demonym(s)
New Jersey: New Jerseyan, New Jerseyite
The Bahamas: Bahamian
ISO 3166 Code
New Jersey: US-NJ
The Bahamas: BS
Human Development Index
HDI of New Jersey as of 2019: 0.948
HDI of the Bahamas as of 2019: 0.814
New Jersey Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer(DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
The Bahamas Time Zone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time
New Jersey and the Bahamas are in the same time zone.
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of New Jersey:
40° 11′ 26.52″ N, 74° 40′ 22.08″ W
Coordinates of the Bahamas:
24° 15′ 0″ N, 76° 0′ 0″ W
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