Afghanistan vs Bahrain
Afghanistan is 829 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Afghanistan about 829 times.
AfghanistanBahrainAfghanistan moved onto Bahrain · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 829× the area of Bahrain.
| Afghanistan | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 787 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 1,600,366 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 2,034 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Manama |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Bahrain at 26° N is stretched to 1.24×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Afghanistan bigger than Bahrain?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 829 times larger than Bahrain. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Bahrain covers 787 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Afghanistan?
- About 829 times: Afghanistan has 829× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Afghanistan and Bahrain look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Bahrain about 1.24×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Afghanistan or Bahrain?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 1,600,366. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Bahrain 2,034 per km².