Albania vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 26% larger than Albania.
AlbaniaGuinea-BissauAlbania moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Albania is 0.8× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.26× the size of Albania.
| Albania | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,748 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 2,349,580 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 82 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Tirane | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Albania sits at about 41°N and is stretched to 1.76× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Albania looks so much bigger than it is next to Guinea-Bissau. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Albania bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Albania is 20% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Albania covers 28,748 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Albania fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.3 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.26× the area of Albania.
- Why do Albania and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Albania is drawn about 1.76× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Albania looks so much bigger than it really is next to Guinea-Bissau. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Albania or Guinea-Bissau?
- Albania: 2,349,580 people against 2,249,515. Density: Albania 82 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².