Bahrain vs Saint Barthélemy
Bahrain is 32.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Saint Barthélemy would fit into Bahrain about 33 times.
BahrainSaint BarthélemyBahrain moved onto Saint Barthélemy · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 32.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
| Bahrain | Saint Barthélemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 24 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 10,124 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 422 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Gustavia |
| 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; Saint Barthélemy at 18° N is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Yes. Bahrain is 32.8 times larger than Saint Barthélemy. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Saint Barthélemy covers 24 km².
- How many times does Saint Barthélemy fit into Bahrain?
- About 33 times: Bahrain has 32.8× the area of Saint Barthélemy.
- Why do Bahrain and Saint Barthélemy 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 Saint Barthélemy about 1.1×. 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 Saint Barthélemy?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 10,124. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Saint Barthélemy 422 per km².