Bahrain vs Congo
Congo is 435 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Congo about 435 times.
BahrainCongoBahrain moved onto Congo · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Congo. Put the other way, Congo is 435× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 342,000 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 6,484,437 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Brazzaville |
| Region | Western Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Congo at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- No. Bahrain is 435 times smaller than Congo. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Congo covers 342,000 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Congo?
- About 435 times: Congo has 435× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Congo 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 Congo about 1.0×. 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 Congo?
- Congo: 6,484,437 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Congo 19 per km².