Asia · Western Asia
Bahrain
Bahrain covers about 688 km² (266 mi²), the 189th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 688km²Area, main territory
- 1.6 millionPopulation
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Bahrain
Facts
| Area, main territory | 688 km²266 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 787 km²Wikidata · 13% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Manama |
| Population | 1.6 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 2,281 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 26°N to 26°N |
| In other languages | Baréin Español · Bahreïn Français · Bahrein Português · バーレーン 日本語 · 巴林 中文 · 바레인 한국어 |
| Continent | Asia#49 of 51 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Bahrain
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 24,677× the size of Bahrain.
- Bahrain ranks 154th of 237 by population but only 187th of 239 by area: it holds more people than its size suggests.
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 26°N is drawn about 1.2× too large in area, so Bahrain looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Bahrain's main territory stretches about 79 km north to south and 44 km east to west.
- Our measured 688 km² is 13% below Wikidata's official figure of 787 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Bahrain measures up
Bahrain holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 51 countries listed for Asia. In Western Asia it is the 19th largest of 19.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 688 km² | 187th of 239 |
| Population | 1.6 million | 154th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 26.0°N | 87th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Bahrain is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 354 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 520 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 543 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 796 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 4,579 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 12,313 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 13,730 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 24,677 its size |
Where Bahrain sits
- Bahrain's centre lies at 26.0°N, 50.6°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 2,900 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 26°N to 26°N, about 80 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11