Bahrain vs Senegal
Senegal is 250 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Senegal about 250 times.
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Senegal. Put the other way, Senegal is 250× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Senegal | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 196,722 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 18,931,966 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 96 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Dakar |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
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; Senegal at 14° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- No. Bahrain is 250 times smaller than Senegal. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Senegal covers 196,722 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Senegal?
- About 250 times: Senegal has 250× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Senegal 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 Senegal about 1.07×. 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 Senegal?
- Senegal: 18,931,966 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Senegal 96 per km².