Bahrain vs Croatia
Croatia is 71.9 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Croatia about 72 times.
BahrainCroatiaBahrain moved onto Croatia · Equal-area projection
0.01×
Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Croatia. Put the other way, Croatia is 71.9× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Croatia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 56,594 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 3,876,200 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 68 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Zagreb |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| 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; Croatia at 45° N is stretched to 2.01×. That difference is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahrain. 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 Croatia?
- No. Bahrain is 71.9 times smaller than Croatia. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Croatia covers 56,594 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Croatia?
- About 72 times: Croatia has 71.9× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Croatia 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 Croatia about 2.01×. That is why Croatia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahrain. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahrain or Croatia?
- Croatia: 3,876,200 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Croatia 68 per km².