Bahrain vs Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is 91.2 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Sierra Leone about 91 times.
BahrainSierra LeoneBahrain moved onto Sierra Leone · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of Sierra Leone. Put the other way, Sierra Leone is 91.2× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Sierra Leone | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 71,740 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 8,819,794 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 123 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Freetown |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
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; Sierra Leone at 9° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- No. Bahrain is 91.2 times smaller than Sierra Leone. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Sierra Leone covers 71,740 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Sierra Leone?
- About 91 times: Sierra Leone has 91.2× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone about 1.02×. 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 Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone: 8,819,794 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Sierra Leone 123 per km².