Bahrain vs Slovakia
Slovakia is 62.3 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Slovakia about 62 times.
BahrainSlovakiaBahrain moved onto Slovakia · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.02× the area of Slovakia. Put the other way, Slovakia is 62.3× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Slovakia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 49,034 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 5,413,813 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Bratislava |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Slovakia at 49° N is stretched to 2.3×. That difference is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it is next to Bahrain. 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 Slovakia?
- No. Bahrain is 62.3 times smaller than Slovakia. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Slovakia covers 49,034 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Slovakia?
- About 62 times: Slovakia has 62.3× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Slovakia 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 Slovakia about 2.3×. That is why Slovakia looks so much bigger than it really is next to Bahrain. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bahrain or Slovakia?
- Slovakia: 5,413,813 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Slovakia 110 per km².