Afghanistan vs Guinea-Bissau
Afghanistan is 18.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Afghanistan about 18 times.
AfghanistanGuinea-BissauAfghanistan moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Afghanistan is 18.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Afghanistan | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 18.1 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Afghanistan?
- About 18 times: Afghanistan has 18.1× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Afghanistan and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. 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, Afghanistan or Guinea-Bissau?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 2,249,515. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².