Bahrain vs Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands is 15.5 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Falkland Islands about 16 times.
BahrainFalkland IslandsBahrain moved onto Falkland Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.06× the area of Falkland Islands. Put the other way, Falkland Islands is 15.5× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Falkland Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 12,200 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 4,550 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 0.37 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Stanley |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| 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; Falkland Islands at 52° S is stretched to 2.61×. That difference is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands?
- No. Bahrain is 15.5 times smaller than Falkland Islands. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Falkland Islands?
- About 16 times: Falkland Islands has 15.5× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands about 2.61×. That is why Falkland Islands 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 Falkland Islands?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 4,550. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Falkland Islands 0.37 per km².