Bahrain vs Guam
Bahrain is 45% larger than Guam.
BahrainGuamBahrain moved onto Guam · Equal-area projection
1.45×
Bahrain is 1.45× the area of Guam.
| Bahrain | Guam | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 544 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 168,999 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 311 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Agana |
| Region | Western Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Guam at 13° 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 Guam?
- Yes. Bahrain is 45% larger than Guam. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Guam covers 544 km².
- How many times does Guam fit into Bahrain?
- About 1.4 times: Bahrain has 1.45× the area of Guam.
- Why do Bahrain and Guam 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 Guam 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 Guam?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 168,999. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Guam 311 per km².