Bahrain vs Qatar
Qatar is 14.5 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Qatar about 15 times.
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Bahrain is 0.07× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 14.5× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| 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; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- No. Bahrain is 14.5 times smaller than Qatar. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Qatar?
- About 15 times: Qatar has 14.5× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Qatar 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 Qatar about 1.22×. 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 Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Qatar 260 per km².