Bahrain vs Laos
Laos is 301 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Laos about 301 times.
BahrainLaosBahrain moved onto Laos · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Laos. Put the other way, Laos is 301× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Laos | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 236,800 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 7,873,046 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 33 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Vientiane |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Laos at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- No. Bahrain is 301 times smaller than Laos. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Laos covers 236,800 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Laos?
- About 301 times: Laos has 301× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Laos 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 Laos about 1.11×. 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 Laos?
- Laos: 7,873,046 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Laos 33 per km².