Bhutan vs Guinea-Bissau
Bhutan is 6% larger than Guinea-Bissau.
BhutanGuinea-BissauBhutan moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
1.06×
Bhutan is 1.06× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Bhutan | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 38,394 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 796,682 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 21 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | Thimphu | Bissau |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Bhutan sits at about 27°N and is stretched to 1.27× 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 Bhutan bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Bhutan is 6% larger than Guinea-Bissau. Bhutan covers 38,394 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Bhutan?
- About 1.1 times: Bhutan has 1.06× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Bhutan and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bhutan is drawn about 1.27× 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, Bhutan or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau: 2,249,515 people against 796,682. Density: Bhutan 21 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².