Bahrain vs Greece
Greece is 168 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Greece about 168 times.
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Greece. Put the other way, Greece is 168× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Greece | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 131,957 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 10,413,962 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 79 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Athens |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| 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; Greece at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- No. Bahrain is 168 times smaller than Greece. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Greece covers 131,957 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Greece?
- About 168 times: Greece has 168× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Greece 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 Greece about 1.66×. 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 Greece?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Greece 79 per km².