Antigua and Barbuda vs Bahrain
Bahrain is 79% larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Bahrain about 1.8 times.
Antigua and BarbudaBahrainAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Bahrain · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.56× the area of Bahrain. Put the other way, Bahrain is 1.79× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 787 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 1,600,366 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 2,034 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Manama |
| Region | Caribbean | 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. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Bahrain?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 44% smaller than Bahrain. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Bahrain covers 787 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Bahrain?
- About 1.8 times: Bahrain has 1.79× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Bahrain look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Bahrain?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Bahrain 2,034 per km².