Bahrain vs Czechia
Czechia is 100 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Czechia about 100 times.
BahrainCzechiaBahrain moved onto Czechia · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Czechia. Put the other way, Czechia is 100× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Czechia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 78,871 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 10,886,878 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 138 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Prague |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Czechia at 50° N is stretched to 2.39×. That difference is why Czechia 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 Czechia?
- No. Bahrain is 100 times smaller than Czechia. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Czechia covers 78,871 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Czechia?
- About 100 times: Czechia has 100× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Czechia 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 Czechia about 2.39×. That is why Czechia 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 Czechia?
- Czechia: 10,886,878 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Czechia 138 per km².