Bahrain vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 15.5 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Vanuatu about 15 times.
BahrainVanuatuBahrain moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.06× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 15.5× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 335,169 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | Port-Vila |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- No. Bahrain is 15.5 times smaller than Vanuatu. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Vanuatu?
- About 15 times: Vanuatu has 15.5× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 335,169. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².