Benin vs Guinea-Bissau
Benin is 3.18 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Benin about 3.2 times.
BeninGuinea-BissauBenin moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
3.18×
Benin is 3.18× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Benin | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 114,763 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 14,814,460 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 129 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Porto-Novo | Bissau |
| Region | Western Africa | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Benin sits at about 10°N and is stretched to 1.03× 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 Benin bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Benin is 3.18 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Benin covers 114,763 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Benin?
- About 3.2 times: Benin has 3.18× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Benin and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Benin is drawn about 1.03× 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, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
- Benin: 14,814,460 people against 2,249,515. Density: Benin 129 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².