Bahrain vs Japan
Japan is 480 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Japan about 480 times.
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Japan. Put the other way, Japan is 480× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Japan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 377,972 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 123,366,734 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 326 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Tokyo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| 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; Japan at 37° N is stretched to 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- No. Bahrain is 480 times smaller than Japan. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Japan covers 377,972 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Japan?
- About 480 times: Japan has 480× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Japan 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 Japan about 1.59×. 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 Japan?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Japan 326 per km².