Bahrain vs Maldives
Bahrain is 2.64 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Bahrain about 2.6 times.
BahrainMaldivesBahrain moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 2.64× the area of Maldives.
| Bahrain | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 529,676 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Male |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern 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; Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Yes. Bahrain is 2.64 times larger than Maldives. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Bahrain?
- About 2.6 times: Bahrain has 2.64× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Bahrain and Maldives 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 Maldives 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 Maldives?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 529,676. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².