Bahrain vs Northern Mariana Islands
Bahrain is 70% larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Northern Mariana Islands would fit into Bahrain about 1.7 times.
BahrainNorthern Mariana IslandsBahrain moved onto Northern Mariana Islands · Equal-area projection
1.7×
Bahrain is 1.7× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
| Bahrain | Northern Mariana Islands | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 464 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 43,541 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 94 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Saipan |
| Region | Western Asia | Micronesia |
| 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; Northern Mariana Islands at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Yes. Bahrain is 70% larger than Northern Mariana Islands. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Northern Mariana Islands covers 464 km².
- How many times does Northern Mariana Islands fit into Bahrain?
- About 1.7 times: Bahrain has 1.7× the area of Northern Mariana Islands.
- Why do Bahrain and Northern Mariana Islands 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 Northern Mariana Islands about 1.08×. 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 Northern Mariana Islands?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 43,541. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Northern Mariana Islands 94 per km².