Bahrain vs Botswana
Botswana is 739 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Botswana about 739 times.
BahrainBotswanaBahrain moved onto Botswana · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Botswana. Put the other way, Botswana is 739× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Botswana | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 581,737 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 2,562,122 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 4.4 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Gaborone |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Botswana at 22° S is stretched to 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- No. Bahrain is 739 times smaller than Botswana. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Botswana covers 581,737 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Botswana?
- About 739 times: Botswana has 739× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Botswana 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 Botswana about 1.17×. 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 Botswana?
- Botswana: 2,562,122 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Botswana 4.4 per km².