Bolivia vs Guinea-Bissau
Bolivia is 30.4 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Guinea-Bissau would fit into Bolivia about 30 times.
BoliviaGuinea-BissauBolivia moved onto Guinea-Bissau · Equal-area projection
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Bolivia is 30.4× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
| Bolivia | Guinea-Bissau | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 36,125 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 2,249,515 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 62 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Bissau |
| Region | South America | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× 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 Bolivia bigger than Guinea-Bissau?
- Yes. Bolivia is 30.4 times larger than Guinea-Bissau. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Guinea-Bissau covers 36,125 km².
- How many times does Guinea-Bissau fit into Bolivia?
- About 30 times: Bolivia has 30.4× the area of Guinea-Bissau.
- Why do Bolivia and Guinea-Bissau look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× 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, Bolivia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Bolivia: 12,581,843 people against 2,249,515. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Guinea-Bissau 62 per km².