Country size comparison
compared to
Maldives is about 2.5 times smaller than Bahrain.
Bahrain is approximately 760 sq km, while Maldives is approximately 298 sq km, making Maldives 39.21% the size of Bahrain. Meanwhile, the population of Bahrain is ~1.5 million people (1.2 million fewer people live in Maldives).
Compare further: Maldives vs. Bahrain