Bahrain vs Suriname
Suriname is 207 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Suriname about 207 times.
BahrainSurinameBahrain moved onto Suriname · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Suriname. Put the other way, Suriname is 207× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Suriname | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 163,270 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 639,850 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 3.9 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Paramaribo |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
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; Suriname at 4° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- No. Bahrain is 207 times smaller than Suriname. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Suriname covers 163,270 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Suriname?
- About 207 times: Suriname has 207× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Suriname 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 Suriname about 1.01×. 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 Suriname?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 639,850. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Suriname 3.9 per km².