Bahrain vs Lesotho
Lesotho is 38.6 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Lesotho about 39 times.
BahrainLesothoBahrain moved onto Lesotho · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.03× the area of Lesotho. Put the other way, Lesotho is 38.6× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Lesotho | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 30,355 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 2,363,325 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 78 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Maseru |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Lesotho at 30° S is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Lesotho?
- No. Bahrain is 38.6 times smaller than Lesotho. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Lesotho covers 30,355 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Lesotho?
- About 39 times: Lesotho has 38.6× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Lesotho 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 Lesotho about 1.32×. 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 Lesotho?
- Lesotho: 2,363,325 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Lesotho 78 per km².