Bahrain vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 420 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Malaysia about 420 times.
BahrainMalaysiaBahrain moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 420× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Malaysia at 4° 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 Malaysia?
- No. Bahrain is 420 times smaller than Malaysia. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Malaysia?
- About 420 times: Malaysia has 420× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Malaysia 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 Malaysia 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².