Bahrain vs Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire is 410 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Côte d'Ivoire about 410 times.
BahrainCôte d'IvoireBahrain moved onto Côte d'Ivoire · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Côte d'Ivoire. Put the other way, Côte d'Ivoire is 410× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Côte d'Ivoire | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 322,463 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 32,711,547 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 101 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Yamoussoukro |
| Region | Western Asia | Western 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; Côte d'Ivoire at 8° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- No. Bahrain is 410 times smaller than Côte d'Ivoire. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Côte d'Ivoire covers 322,463 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Côte d'Ivoire?
- About 410 times: Côte d'Ivoire has 410× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire about 1.02×. 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Côte d'Ivoire: 32,711,547 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Côte d'Ivoire 101 per km².