Bahrain vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 588 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Papua New Guinea about 588 times.
BahrainPapua New GuineaBahrain moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 588× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Bahrain is 588 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 588 times: Papua New Guinea has 588× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².