Bahrain vs South Korea
South Korea is 127 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into South Korea about 127 times.
BahrainSouth KoreaBahrain moved onto South Korea · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.01× the area of South Korea. Put the other way, South Korea is 127× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | South Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 100,295 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 51,684,564 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 515 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Seoul |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
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 Korea at 36° N is stretched to 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- No. Bahrain is 127 times smaller than South Korea. Bahrain covers 787 km² and South Korea covers 100,295 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into South Korea?
- About 127 times: South Korea has 127× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and South Korea 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 Korea about 1.54×. 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 Korea?
- South Korea: 51,684,564 people against 1,600,366. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², South Korea 515 per km².