Bahrain vs Cuba
Cuba is 140 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Cuba about 140 times.
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Cuba. Put the other way, Cuba is 140× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Cuba | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 109,884 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 10,937,203 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 100 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Havana |
| 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; Cuba at 22° N is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- No. Bahrain is 140 times smaller than Cuba. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Cuba covers 109,884 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Cuba?
- About 140 times: Cuba has 140× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Cuba 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 Cuba about 1.16×. 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 Cuba?
- Cuba: 10,937,203 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Cuba 100 per km².