Bahrain vs Palestine
Palestine is 10.4 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Palestine about 10 times.
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Bahrain is 0.1× the area of Palestine. Put the other way, Palestine is 10.4× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Palestine | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 8,220 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 5,413,596 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 659 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | East Jerusalem |
| Region | Western Asia | Western 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; Palestine at 32° N is stretched to 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- No. Bahrain is 10.4 times smaller than Palestine. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Palestine covers 8,220 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Palestine?
- About 10 times: Palestine has 10.4× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Palestine 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 Palestine about 1.39×. 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 Palestine?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Palestine 659 per km².