Bahrain vs Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands is 78% larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Faroe Islands about 1.8 times.
BahrainFaroe IslandsBahrain moved onto Faroe Islands · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.56× the area of Faroe Islands. Put the other way, Faroe Islands is 1.78× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Faroe Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 1,399 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 54,900 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 39 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Torshavn |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Europe |
| 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; Faroe Islands at 62° N is stretched to 4.55×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands?
- No. Bahrain is 44% smaller than Faroe Islands. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Faroe Islands?
- About 1.8 times: Faroe Islands has 1.78× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Faroe 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 Faroe Islands about 4.55×. That is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 54,900. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Faroe Islands 39 per km².