Bahrain vs New Caledonia
New Caledonia is 23.6 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into New Caledonia about 24 times.
BahrainNew CaledoniaBahrain moved onto New Caledonia · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.04× the area of New Caledonia. Put the other way, New Caledonia is 23.6× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | New Caledonia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 18,576 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 295,333 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Noum'ea |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| 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; New Caledonia at 21° S is stretched to 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- No. Bahrain is 23.6 times smaller than New Caledonia. Bahrain covers 787 km² and New Caledonia covers 18,576 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into New Caledonia?
- About 24 times: New Caledonia has 23.6× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and New Caledonia 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 New Caledonia about 1.15×. 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 New Caledonia?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 295,333. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², New Caledonia 16 per km².