Antigua and Barbuda vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 82.1 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 82 times.
Antigua and BarbudaGuinea-BissauAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 82.1× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Bissau |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× 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 Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 82.1 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 82 times: Guinea-Bissau has 82.1× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× 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, Antigua and Barbuda or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².