Bahrain vs Barbados
Bahrain is 79% larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Bahrain about 1.8 times.
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1.79×
Bahrain is 1.79× the area of Barbados.
| Bahrain | Barbados | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 439 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 282,623 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 644 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Bridgetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| 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. Bahrain sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.24× its true area; Barbados at 13° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Bahrain bigger than Barbados?
- Yes. Bahrain is 79% larger than Barbados. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Barbados covers 439 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Bahrain?
- About 1.8 times: Bahrain has 1.79× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Bahrain and Barbados look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bahrain is drawn about 1.24× its true area there and Barbados about 1.05×. 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, Bahrain or Barbados?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 282,623. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Barbados 644 per km².