Bahrain vs Mauritius
Mauritius is 2.59 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Mauritius about 2.6 times.
BahrainMauritiusBahrain moved onto Mauritius · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.39× the area of Mauritius. Put the other way, Mauritius is 2.59× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Mauritius | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 2,040 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 1,243,741 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 610 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Port Louis |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Mauritius at 20° S is stretched to 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- No. Bahrain is 2.59 times smaller than Mauritius. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Mauritius covers 2,040 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Mauritius?
- About 2.6 times: Mauritius has 2.59× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Mauritius 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 Mauritius about 1.14×. 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 Mauritius?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 1,243,741. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Mauritius 610 per km².