Bahrain vs Kiribati
Kiribati is 3% larger than Bahrain.
BahrainKiribatiBahrain moved onto Kiribati · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.97× the area of Kiribati. Put the other way, Kiribati is 1.03× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Kiribati | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 811 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 136,488 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 168 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Tarawa |
| 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; Kiribati at 1° N 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 Kiribati?
- No. Bahrain and Kiribati are almost exactly the same size. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Kiribati covers 811 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Kiribati?
- About 1.0 times: Kiribati has 1.03× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Kiribati 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 Kiribati 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 Kiribati?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 136,488. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Kiribati 168 per km².