Belize vs Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau is 57% larger than Belize. Belize would fit into Guinea-Bissau about 1.6 times.
BelizeGuinea-BissauBelize moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Belize is 0.64× the area of Guinea-Bissau. Put the other way, Guinea-Bissau is 1.57× the size of Belize.
| Belize | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 22,966 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 422,924 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 18 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Belmopan | Bissau |
| Region | Central America | 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. Belize 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 Belize bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- No. Belize is 36% smaller than Guinea-Bissau. Belize covers 22,966 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Belize fit into Guinea-Bissau?
- About 1.6 times: Guinea-Bissau has 1.57× the area of Belize.
- Why do Belize and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Belize 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, Belize or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 422,924. Density: Belize 18 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².