Bahrain vs North Korea
North Korea is 153 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into North Korea about 153 times.
BahrainNorth KoreaBahrain moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 153× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- No. Bahrain is 153 times smaller than North Korea. Bahrain covers 787 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into North Korea?
- About 153 times: North Korea has 153× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², North Korea 220 per km².