Aruba vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 202 times larger than Aruba. Aruba would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 202 times.
ArubaGuinea-BissauAruba moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Aruba is 0.0× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 202× the size of Aruba.
| Aruba | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 179 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 108,785 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 608 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Oranjestad | 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. Aruba sits at about 13°N 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 Aruba bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Aruba is 202 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Aruba covers 179 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Aruba fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 202 times: Guinea-Bissau has 202× the area of Aruba.
- Why do Aruba and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Aruba 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, Aruba or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 108,785. Density: Aruba 608 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².