Bahrain vs Benin
Benin is 146 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Benin about 146 times.
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Benin. Put the other way, Benin is 146× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Benin | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 114,763 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 14,814,460 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 129 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Porto-Novo |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Benin at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Benin?
- No. Bahrain is 146 times smaller than Benin. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Benin covers 114,763 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Benin?
- About 146 times: Benin has 146× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Benin 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 Benin about 1.03×. 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 Benin?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Benin 129 per km².