Bahrain vs El Salvador
El Salvador is 26.7 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into El Salvador about 27 times.
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Bahrain is 0.04× the area of El Salvador. Put the other way, El Salvador is 26.7× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | El Salvador | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 21,041 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 6,365,503 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 303 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | San Salvador |
| 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; El Salvador at 14° N is stretched to 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- No. Bahrain is 26.7 times smaller than El Salvador. Bahrain covers 787 km² and El Salvador covers 21,041 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into El Salvador?
- About 27 times: El Salvador has 26.7× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and El Salvador 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 El Salvador about 1.06×. 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 El Salvador?
- El Salvador: 6,365,503 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², El Salvador 303 per km².