Bahrain vs Gabon
Gabon is 340 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Gabon about 340 times.
BahrainGabonBahrain moved onto Gabon · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Gabon. Put the other way, Gabon is 340× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Gabon | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 267,667 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 2,593,130 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 9.7 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Libreville |
| Region | Western Asia | Middle Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Gabon at 1° S is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- No. Bahrain is 340 times smaller than Gabon. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Gabon covers 267,667 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Gabon?
- About 340 times: Gabon has 340× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Gabon 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 Gabon about 1.0×. 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 Gabon?
- Gabon: 2,593,130 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Gabon 9.7 per km².