Bahrain vs British Virgin Islands
Bahrain is 5.21 times larger than British Virgin Islands. British Virgin Islands would fit into Bahrain about 5.2 times.
BahrainBritish Virgin IslandsBahrain moved onto British Virgin Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 5.21× the area of British Virgin Islands.
| Bahrain | British Virgin Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 151 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 39,732 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 263 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Road Town |
| 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; British Virgin Islands at 19° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 British Virgin Islands?
- Yes. Bahrain is 5.21 times larger than British Virgin Islands. Bahrain covers 787 km² and British Virgin Islands covers 151 km².
- How many times does British Virgin Islands fit into Bahrain?
- About 5.2 times: Bahrain has 5.21× the area of British Virgin Islands.
- Why do Bahrain and British Virgin Islands 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 British Virgin Islands about 1.11×. 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 British Virgin Islands?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 39,732. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², British Virgin Islands 263 per km².