Bahrain vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 338 times larger than Bahrain. Bahrain would fit into Western Sahara about 338 times.
BahrainWestern SaharaBahrain moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Bahrain is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 338× the size of Bahrain.
| Bahrain | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 787 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 1,600,366 | 612,000 |
| Density | 2,034 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Manama | — |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| 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; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- No. Bahrain is 338 times smaller than Western Sahara. Bahrain covers 787 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Bahrain fit into Western Sahara?
- About 338 times: Western Sahara has 338× the area of Bahrain.
- Why do Bahrain and Western Sahara 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 Western Sahara about 1.2×. 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 Western Sahara?
- Bahrain: 1,600,366 people against 612,000. Density: Bahrain 2,034 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².