Bahrain vs Samoa
Samoa is 3.61 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Samoa about 3.6 times.
BahrainSamoaBahrain moved onto Samoa · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.28× the area of Samoa. Put the other way, Samoa is 3.61× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Samoa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 2,842 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 219,306 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 77 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Apia |
| Region | Western Asia | Polynesia |
| 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; Samoa at 14° S is stretched to 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- No. Bahrain is 3.61 times smaller than Samoa. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Samoa covers 2,842 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Samoa?
- About 3.6 times: Samoa has 3.61× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Samoa 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 Samoa about 1.06×. 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 Samoa?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 219,306. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Samoa 77 per km².