Antarctica vs Bahrain
Antarctica is 17,789 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Antarctica about 17789 times.
AntarcticaBahrainAntarctica moved onto Bahrain · Equal-area projection
17,789×
Antarctica is 17,789× the area of Bahrain.
| Antarctica | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 14,000,000 km² | 787 km² |
| Population | 4,400 | 1,600,366 |
| Density | 0.00 / km² | 2,034 / km² |
| Capital | — | Manama |
| Region | Antarctica | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antarctica sits at about 85°S and is stretched to 129× its true area; Bahrain at 26° N is stretched to 1.24×. That difference is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahrain. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antarctica bigger than Bahrain?
- Yes. Antarctica is 17,789 times larger than Bahrain. Antarctica covers 14,000,000 km² and Bahrain covers 787 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Antarctica?
- About 17789 times: Antarctica has 17,789× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Antarctica and Bahrain look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antarctica is drawn about 129× its true area there and Bahrain about 1.24×. That is why Antarctica looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahrain. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antarctica or Bahrain?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 4,400. Density: Antarctica 0.00 per km², Bahrain 2,034 per km².