Bahrain vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 1,174 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Nigeria about 1174 times.
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1,174× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Abuja |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 4 |
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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Bahrain is 1,174 times smaller than Nigeria. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Nigeria?
- About 1174 times: Nigeria has 1,174× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².