Algeria vs Guinea-Bissau
Algeria is 65.9 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Algeria about 66 times.
AlgeriaGuinea-BissauAlgeria moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Algeria is 65.9× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Algeria | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,381,741 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 47,435,312 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 20 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Algiers | Bissau |
| Region | Northern Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Algeria sits at about 28°N and is stretched to 1.28× 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 Algeria bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Algeria is 65.9 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Algeria covers 2,381,741 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Algeria?
- About 66 times: Algeria has 65.9× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Algeria and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Algeria is drawn about 1.28× 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, Algeria or Guinea-Bissau?
- Algeria: 47,435,312 people against 2,249,515. Density: Algeria 20 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².