Bahrain vs Costa Rica
Costa Rica is 65 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Costa Rica about 65 times.
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Bahrain is 0.02× the area of Costa Rica. Put the other way, Costa Rica is 65× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Costa Rica | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 51,180 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 5,152,950 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | San Jose |
| Region | Western Asia | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?
- No. Bahrain is 65 times smaller than Costa Rica. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Costa Rica covers 51,180 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Costa Rica?
- About 65 times: Costa Rica has 65× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica 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 Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica: 5,152,950 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Costa Rica 101 per km².