Angola vs Guinea-Bissau
Angola is 34.5 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Angola about 35 times.
AngolaGuinea-BissauAngola moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Angola is 34.5× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Angola | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,246,700 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 39,040,039 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Luanda | Bissau |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Angola sits at about 12°S and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Angola bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Angola is 34.5 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Angola covers 1,246,700 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Angola?
- About 35 times: Angola has 34.5× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Angola and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Angola is drawn about 1.05× 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, Angola or Guinea-Bissau?
- Angola: 39,040,039 people against 2,249,515. Density: Angola 31 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².