Barbados vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 82.3 times larger than Barbados. Barbados would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 82 times.
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Barbados is 0.01× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 82.3× the size of Barbados.
| Barbados | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 439 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 282,623 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 644 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Bridgetown | 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. Barbados 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 Barbados bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Barbados is 82.3 times smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Barbados covers 439 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Barbados fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 82 times: Guinea-Bissau has 82.3× the area of Barbados.
- Why do Barbados and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Barbados 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, Barbados or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 282,623. Density: Barbados 644 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².