Aruba vs Bahrain
Bahrain is 4.4 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Bahrain about 4.4 times.
ArubaBahrainAruba moved onto Bahrain · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.23× the area of Bahrain. Put the other way, Bahrain is 4.4× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Bahrain | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 787 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 1,600,366 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 2,034 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Aruba bigger than Bahrain?
- No. Aruba is 4.4 times smaller than Bahrain. Aruba covers 179 km² and Bahrain covers 787 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Bahrain?
- About 4.4 times: Bahrain has 4.4× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Bahrain look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba is drawn about 1.05× 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, Aruba or Bahrain?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Bahrain 2,034 per km².