Bahrain vs Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is 11.6 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Puerto Rico about 12 times.
BahrainPuerto RicoBahrain moved onto Puerto Rico · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.09× the area of Puerto Rico. Put the other way, Puerto Rico is 11.6× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Puerto Rico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 9,104 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 3,184,835 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 350 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | San Juan |
| Region | Western Asia | Caribbean |
| 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; Puerto Rico at 18° N is stretched to 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- No. Bahrain is 11.6 times smaller than Puerto Rico. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Puerto Rico covers 9,104 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Puerto Rico?
- About 12 times: Puerto Rico has 11.6× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico about 1.11×. 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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico: 3,184,835 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Puerto Rico 350 per km².