Bahrain vs South Africa
South Africa is 1,552 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into South Africa about 1552 times.
BahrainSouth AfricaBahrain moved onto South Africa · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of South Africa. Put the other way, South Africa is 1,552× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | South Africa | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 1,221,037 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 64,747,319 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 53 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Pretoria |
| Region | Western Asia | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 6 |
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; South Africa at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- No. Bahrain is 1,552 times smaller than South Africa. Bahrain covers 787 km² and South Africa covers 1,221,037 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into South Africa?
- About 1552 times: South Africa has 1,552× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and South Africa 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 South Africa about 1.31×. 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 South Africa?
- South Africa: 64,747,319 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², South Africa 53 per km².