Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau
Bangladesh is 4.08 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Bangladesh about 4.1 times.
BangladeshGuinea-BissauBangladesh moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Bangladesh is 4.08× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Bangladesh | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 147,570 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 175,686,899 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 1,191 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Dhaka | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bangladesh sits at about 24°N and is stretched to 1.2× 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 Bangladesh bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Bangladesh is 4.08 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Bangladesh covers 147,570 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Bangladesh?
- About 4.1 times: Bangladesh has 4.08× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bangladesh is drawn about 1.2× 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, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bangladesh: 175,686,899 people against 2,249,515. Density: Bangladesh 1,191 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².