Armenia vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 21% larger than Armenia.
ArmeniaGuinea-BissauArmenia moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Armenia is 0.82× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.21× the size of Armenia.
| Armenia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 29,743 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 3,086,700 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 104 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Yerevan | Bissau |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Armenia sits at about 40°N and is stretched to 1.72× its true area; Guinea-Bissau at 12° N is stretched to 1.05×. That difference is why Armenia 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 Armenia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Armenia is 18% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Armenia covers 29,743 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Armenia fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.2 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.21× the area of Armenia.
- Why do Armenia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Armenia is drawn about 1.72× its true area there and Guinea-Bissau about 1.05×. That is why Armenia 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, Armenia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Armenia: 3,086,700 people against 2,249,515. Density: Armenia 104 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².